SAO PAULO, Brazil (From news reports) -- Brazil's Fibria Celulose SA began wood pulp production at its Horizonte 2 project in midwestern Brazil, which will increase output by 1.95 million tonnes per year, according to a Monday securities filing.

With the new facility, Fibria will now produce a total of 7.25 million tonnes of eucalyptus pulp per year, the filing said.

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