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Suzano Papel e Celulose factory, in the state of Espírito Santo, could generate 500 jobs by the end of this year

Written by Roberta Souza
Published 09/06/2021 às 17:49
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Suzano Factory/ Source: A Gazeta

Inaugurated in March of this year, the Suzano factory, in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, in Espírito Santo, can generate more than 500 jobs

The Suzano Papel e Celulose factory, inaugurated in March of this year, in the city of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, in the south of the state of Espírito Santo, received investments of R$ 130 million and may generate more than 500 jobs at the unit by the end of this year . The factory, which produces toilet paper, has the capacity to produce 30 tons of toilet paper per year. See also: Suzano Papel e Celulose plans to invest BRL 2 billion in the construction of a new factory and modernization of others

Creation of jobs at the Suzano factory, in the south of Espírito Santo

André Rocha Vieira de Brito, Suzano's Corporate Relations manager, says that local labor should account for around 65% of the total jobs generated, in which the generation of new jobs at the factory will be done in two stages.

Suzano's Corporate Relations manager says that the factory in Cachoeiro do Itapemirim received an investment from Suzano, announced two years ago. At the peak of the plant's construction, about 300 people were hired. The unit does not on do Espírito Santo may still generate more job opportunities by the end of 2021.

Suzano's factory in Espírito Santo

The factory will be responsible for converting tissue paper, produced at the Mucuri Unit (BA), into double and triple ply toilet paper under the Mimmo and Max Pure brands. These products will mainly meet the demand of markets in the Southeast region based on a 30% increase in Suzano's finished products capacity.

Luis Bueno, Executive Director of Consumer Goods and Institutional Relations at Suzano, said, during the inauguration of the factory in March, that both lines were already in operation and with a high level of productivity. He says that this is a relevant increase in the ability to offer double and triple ply toilet paper to Brazilian consumers, product lines that have grown the most in the country.

The unit will also have 170 employees, of which approximately 60% are from the southern region of Espírito Santo. As part of Suzano's premise of valuing diversity and inclusion, 34% of the approximately 80 employees already working at the site are women and 33% of them are black.

See also: 14,7 billion reais and 10 jobs are expected to be generated during the construction of the new Suzano unit, considered the largest single pulp production line in the world

On May 3, Suzano announced that it will build a new factory in Ribas do Rio Pardo, located 100 km from the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul. The company, considered a global reference in the manufacture of bioproducts, developed from the cultivation of eucalyptus, will invest approximately R$ 14,7 billion in the project, which could generate many jobs for the region during the works. With the contribution, the venture will be one of the largest private investments underway in Brazil.

Suzano's new unit, named “Projeto Cerrado”, in reference to its geographic location in Mato Grosso do Sul, will expand the company's current pulp production capacity by approximately 20%. In addition, the factory in Ribas do Rio Pardo will be the company's most competitive factory.

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