Stora Enso in Latin America
Latin America has become a cornerstone of Stora Enso’s strategy of low-cost pulp from tree plantations.
Stora Enso appoints Juan Carlos Bueno as Executive Vice President, Head of Latin America, and member of Group Executive Team
Brazil
In Brazil, Stora Enso owns Veracel Celulose in a joint venture with Brazilian company Fibria. Veracel Celulose produces 1.1 million tonnes of eucalyptus pulp annually and has a fibre base of 212 000 hectares of land, of which 91 000 hectares is planted with eucalyptus. In addition, Stora Enso owns Arapoti Mill jointly with Chilean company Arauco. Arapoti Mill produced 185 000 tonnes of coated magazine paper in 2010. In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Stora Enso owns 45 000 hectares of land, around half of which is planted with eucalyptus.
Uruguay
Stora Enso’s and Arauco’s joint venture company Montes del Plata will build a 1.3 million tonnes per year pulp mill at Punta Pereira. The new mill is expected to be operational by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Employees in Uruguay are working under the joint-venture. The eucalyptus pulpwood will be sourced essentially from Montes del Plata’s own plantations. The joint venture comprises around 240 000 hectares of owned land and 16 000 hectares of leased land around half of which is already planted with pine and eucalyptus.
Montes del Plata Pulp Mill
Press release 18 January 2011:
Stora Enso and Arauco joint venture Montes del Plata invests USD 1.9 billion in building state-of-the-art 1.3 million tonnes per year pulp mill at Punta Pereira, Uruguay
Communications in China and Latin America
Kirsi Seppäläinen
Director, Communications in China and Latin America
P.O. Box 309, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 2046 21444
Email: firstname.lastname[at]storaenso.com
