Eldorado Brasil Celulose S/A, Brazil, has awarded Pöyry, Finland, the basic engineering services assignment for the Eldorado Line 2 expansion project. From 2009 to 2012, Pöyry was responsible for the conceptual study, basic engineering, Balance of Plant (BOP) detailed engineering, and supporting the construction management for Line 1. For Line 2, Pöyry is already responsible for the conceptual and environmental studies and detailed engineering for the site infrastructure. 

 

The new assignment includes engineering services, enquiry specifications of main process equipment, auxiliary systems, water and effluent treatment, and investment cost estimate.

 

The new production line will increase the capacity of the Eldorado mill in Tres Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul state to 4.0 million a.d metric tpy of baled bleached kraft pulp. Raw material will be eucalyptus wood from plantations established by Eldorado in the area surrounding the mill site.

 

"Within the pulp industry, Pöyry has always distinguished itself by providing services that add value, and has many reference projects in this sector. For Eldorado Brasil, Pöyry has been an excellent partner, contributing greatly to the achievement of extremely challenging goals in the pursuit of excellence that the company aims for," said Carlos Roberto Paiva Monteiro, industrial technical director of Eldorado Brasil.

 

"This assignment underlines our leading position as the major engineering consultant of large projects for pulp and paper, and it derives from a fruitful partnership between Eldorado and Pöyry. We are glad that we can support Eldorado in this large development," said Marcelo Cordaro, president of Pöyry's Regional Operations Latin America.

 

The value of the order was not disclosed.