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Metasa is contracted to supply metallic structures for a project valued at R$ 8 billion in São Paulo for the pulp and paper segment
METASA consolidates its leadership in the pulp and paper market with its participation in the Bracell Star Project in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo, through the supply of metallic structures for the Caldeira de Recuperação Building, the company said through its communication networks. officers.
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Hired by AndritzPulp&Paper, a world leader in the supply of systems, equipment and services for the pulp and paper industry, METASA will be responsible for manufacturing the metal structures for the Recovery Boiler building, with some parts weighing up to 180 tons, which will be hoisted to the top of the building at a height of 102 meters.
“METASA's experience in this type of project and the industrial park are fundamental to guarantee the assembly of these structures with quality and within the deadline”, said the company.
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The Project Star it is an ambitious effort by Bracell to expand its production capacity from the current 250 thousand tons/year to another 1,250 million tons/year, in order to reach 1,5 million tons/year. The investment is valued at approximately R$ 8 billion.
Expansion work has already begun and should be completed by the second half of 2021. Upon completion, the Star Project will represent one of the largest private investments in the last 20 years in the state of São Paulo.
Star Project: expansion and jobs in São Paulo
When the expansion in São Paulo is completed in 2021, Bracell is expected to employ approximately 6.600 direct and third-party employees. The expansion plan will feature the latest technologies aimed at a new generation pulp and paper mill.
Bracell is one of the world's largest producers of dissolving pulp and specialty pulp in the world, with two main operations in Brazil in Camaçari, Bahia, and Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo.
