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AFRY selected to provide EPCM services to LD Celulose in Brazil

In Brazil, LD Celulose S.A., a joint venture between Duratex S.A. and Austria-headed Lenzing Group, has awarded Pöyry, part of ÅF-Pöyry (AFRY), with an engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) assignment for the balance of plant (BOP) of the pulp mill that will have an annual capacity to produce 500 000 tonnes of dissolving pulp. Completion of the US$1.3 billion project is scheduled for 2022.

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The Nova Monte Carmelo forest plantation in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Austria-headed wood-based cellulosic fiber major Lenzing AG (Lenzing Group) announced in December 2019 that it, together with Brazil-headed forestry and wood-based panel major Duratex S.A, will build a 500 000 tonnes-per-annum dissolving wood pulp plant in the State of Minas Gerais, near São Paulo with start-up planned for the first half of 2022 (photo courtesy LD Celulose).

Pöyry has been working as LD Celulose´s partner prior to the joint venture was formed, being responsible for conceptual and basic engineering development, detailed infrastructure engineering projects, external logistics studies, and developing area projects, as well as supporting the project’s environmental licensing process.

The services provided by Pöyry, part of AFRY, include interconnections between all process areas, turbo generators and steam distribution systems, the water cooling center, and other complementary systems.

Luís Künzel, CEO of LD Celulose emphasizes that the new dissolving pulp plant will bring a positive socioeconomic impact throughout the region.

Our intention is to benefit the municipalities that comprise the hub, providing opportunities in various sectors. We are committed to working with the best environmental practices, and Pöyry’s expertise and ability to provide sustainable engineering solutions make it the ideal partner to lead this process, from the initial stages of the project, said Luis Künzel.

The LD Celulose new plant will be installed in Duratex’s forest area, located in Triângulo Mineiro, state of Minas Gerais (MG), and all production will be destined for exportation, supplying Lenzing Group’s operations in Europe and Asia.

We are very proud to have been awarded this important assignment, which reflects the solid evolution of this trusted partnership, and leading solutions for generations to come, said Fábio Bellotti da Fonseca, President of Pöyry in Brazil.

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