Article: ON TARGET FOR ONE MILLION TONNES PLUS

Work is underway on a new liquid packaging board machine and important environmental programs

FOUNDED IN 1899, Klabin is already Brazil's largest producer of board, multi-wall containers and bags. And, it is poised to grow even larger. Later this year, the MA-1100 project will start up at its Monte Alegre mill, Parana state, adding 350,000 tonnes/yr of new board capacity. Along with the board machine (BM 9), Klabin is installing a Babcock Power Espana biomassbased power boiler (thus reducing oil use), a bleach plant, a chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) mill using a 100% eucalyptus furnish, and a recovery boiler. In early 2008, a new turbo-generator will start up. The cogen plant will be ...

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