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Located in Ortigueira, Paraná, Klabin will allocate more investment to the Puma II project. The total contribution will reach R$ 12,9 billion, expected to generate many jobs
Klabin announced yesterday that it will invest more than R$2,6 billion in the Puma II Project, located in the municipality of Ortigueira, in the state of Paraná. The Puma II Project is Klabin's biggest investment, which will have two paper machines, with the 1st machine (with a capacity of 450 tons/year) expected to be delivered later this year. The 2nd paper machine (with a capacity of 470 tons/year) is expected to be delivered in 2023. Many job opportunities will be generated, directly and indirectly, when it goes into operation.
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Klabin's investments in the state of Paraná
Cristiano Teixeira, general director of Klabin, says that, during the last year, the company made a thorough assessment of trends and market conditions in order to reach a conclusion. The general director also points out that the packaging paper sector has enormous growth potential and foresees that paperboard is the possibility of generating even more value for Klabin, reinforcing the company's business model, which is integrated, diversified and flexible.
Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior, governor of the state of Paraná, says that the state receives this news of more Klabin investments in the state with great enthusiasm, as the company is a great partner of Paraná, with over 10.000 jobs generated directly and indirect. Ratinho Junior also mentions the fact that, even in a pandemic, Klabin makes investments, which generates more economic development for the region.
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Klabin's contribution to the Puma project
The Puma project plant is located in Campos Gerais, in the municipality of Ortigueira, state of Paraná. The project will receive a contribution of R$ 2,6 billion, destined for the installation of a paperboard machine and no longer the kraftliner (initially foreseen).
With this additional investment announced by Klabin, in Paraná, the project already totals around R$ 12,9 billion, considered the largest investment in Klabin's history. The kraftliner machine is scheduled to start up in the second half of July this year and the MP28 (second machine) should start operating in the second quarter of 2023, focusing on serving the paperboard market.
About Klabin's Puma Project
The Puma I Project in Paraná was designed with the aim of doubling Klabin's production capacity over a period of three years. The Puma Unit, the result of the Puma I Project, had a total investment of BRL 8,5 billion, allocated to the construction of the factory, which was inaugurated in 2016 and was consecrated as the largest private enterprise in Paraná until then.
The unit in Ortigueira, Paraná, is self-sufficient in electricity generation, with a capacity of 270 MW of electricity (120 MW are used by Klabin and the other 150 MW are available in the Brazilian electrical system). In comparison, the electricity generated is enough to supply a city of 500 thousand inhabitants,
The Project Puma II will have two stages of expansion until 2023, with the construction of two innovative paper machines (already mentioned above). The project will make Klabin the first company to produce Eukaliner paper worldwide. In the project located in Paraná, around 9.000 jobs were generated during the works and 1.500 will be generated, directly and indirectly, when the Puma II unit starts operating.
