Brazil's Fibria to begin pulp production at Horizonte 2 in September

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 11:15 am

Brazil's Fibria to begin pulp production at Horizonte 2 in September | Brazil, Fibria, pulp, mill,

SAO PAULO, Brazil (From news reports) -- Brazil's Fibria Celulose SA , the world's largest eucalyptus pulpmaker, brought forward the startup date for pulp production at its Horizonte 2 project to early September, according to a Monday securities filing.

It previously expected to begin production in the beginning of the fourth quarter.

Fibria said it has concluded 87 percent of the physical plant for Horizonte 2 project in midwest Brazil, which is set to add around 2 million tonnes of new capacity starting this year.