UPM works to complete in its new pulp mill in Uruguay

Final construction work is being carried out at UPM’s new pulp mill at Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay with the expectation that operations will start before the end of March.

The greenfield project, first announced in July 2019, will increase UPM’s capacity by

2.1 million tonnes a year of eucalyptus pulp in addition to the 3.7 million tonnes yearly produced by UPM at its four mills: Fray Bentos in Uruguay, and Kaukas, Kymi and Pietarsaari in Finland.

UPM says that the project work continues intensively and the finalisation of the construction works is an important milestone in the project. Since the work started, more than 20,000 people have been involved in the various construction sites related to the investment, including the construction of the pulp mill, the pulp terminal in the port of online classification of our pulps and here the analysis data from the PulpEye modules will provide important input,” says Annica Larsson Ahlstedt, head of product quality at Södra Cell.

“As a large producer of highquality paper pulps and dissolving pulp, it is important to use modern analytical technology to be able to manufacture pulp products of consistent and high quality for our customers.”

Södra Cell is also a significant producer and supplier of biofuels, green electricity, district heating and raw materials for biofuels.

Montevideo and the 11 housing areas around Paso de los Toros. The project now proceeds with the finalisation of the electrical, instrumental and automation works and commissioning. The auxiliary and power boilers have been commissioned. Water intake and water treatment process as well as the process air system are already in use. The recovery boiler testing has started and is advancing well, and commissioning is progressing in all process areas, says UPM.

UPM is one of the world’s leading producers of northern softwood, birch and eucalyptus pulp, supplying global customers in segments such as tissue, speciality, packaging and graphic papers, and board in the APAC region and Europe.