Andritz to become main supplier to new pulp mill in Uruguay

On January 18, Stora Enso announced that the decision was made to build the planned pulp mill in Punta Pereira, Uruguay – a joint venture with Chilean Arauco.According to sources in Stora Enso, negotiations with Andritz regarding the supply of the main process equipment are proceeding, and a contract is likely to be signed within the near future.Stora Enso’s and Arauco’s pulp mill in Punta Pereira will have a capacity of 1.3 million tons eucalyptus pulp per year, and the mill is scheduled to start-up in the beginning of 2013.The Eldorado pulp mill in Tres Lagoas, Brazil, will be the largest in the world with a capacity of 1.5 million tons.