The Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra) authorized Suzano's pulp and paper mill to explore and build a 231 km railroad in Mato Grosso do Sul, with investments of R$ 1,770 billion

The Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra) authorized the pulp and paper factory, Suzano, to build and operate the railroad between the municipalities of Inocência and Ribas do Rio Pardo, in the eastern region of Mato Grosso do Sul. The railway has a length of 231 km, according to the publication of the Superintendence of Railway Transport (Sufer), of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), about 6 days ago. In the technical note, it states that there was an authorization notice and it was published in the Official Gazette (DOU) of this January. In the article, it states that the exploration of the Suzano paper and cellulose factory will last for 99 years and ANTT must evaluate the locational compatibility of the Railroad.

Read other related news

• Inspection/Equipment Technician Jobs at Megasteam
• Galp has approval to buy a stake in Petrobras Biocombustível
• U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production shuts down due to hurricane threat
• Operator Oi signs a partnership with Eva Energia to supply biogas in its operations
• A Telecom invests in renewable energy and installs a solar power plant in Pernambuco

Railroad will be used to transport Suzano's pulp and paper

The decision taken at the meeting of the board of the Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra) last Thursday (20), will allow investments of R$ 1,770 billion. The company pointed out that the railroad in Mato Grosso do Sul will have a length of approximately 231 km in broad gauge, this being an interconnection branch of Rumo Malha Norte (RMN), with the project called Cerrado, in Ribas do Rio Pardo, to the transport of pulp and paper from the mill.

In this connection with the RMN, the construction of a waiting/dispatch yard with a length of 1,8 meters is considered, capable of absorbing compositions of up to 80 Spicos wagons. In Ribas do Rio Pardo, however, consideration is being given to using a stretch that will directly access the storage warehouse, in addition to other logistical issues.

Suzano also promises to build a railway branch in Mato Grosso do Sul

The authorization from the Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra) for the construction of the railway branch of the paper and cellulose factory, Suzano, aimed at a "shortline" of 24,7 kilometers in the municipality of Mato Grosso do Sul, Três Lagoas, will be to interconnect the Arco do Contorno da Rumo Malho Oeste (RMO) and the two pulp and paper production units.

Approximately R$ 170 million will be invested in the undertaking. In the application for the claim, the paper and cellulose factory explained that it starts in a line parallel to the arc of the current outline of Três Lagoas, in a section to be adjusted for mixed gauge, and will have a local extension to function as an entrance yard- waiting with a length of 1.800 m. The branch itself will run parallel to the BR-158, up to the factories area.

Other requests for railroads in Brazilian states

From October last year until this year, six orders were placed for the construction of stretches in Mato Grosso do Sul that, in total, will receive investments of R$ 5,960 billion in the construction of 656,7 km of railways.

Suzano submitted three requests, two of which were approved by the Ministry of Infrastructure (Minfra). The company is now awaiting approval for a railroad project from Aparecida do Taboado to Três Lagoas. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, in addition to Suzano's requests, two other authorization contracts have already been signed.