Klabin's new venture in Ceará will be located in the municipality of Horizonte and will consume investments of R$ 500 million.

The largest Brazilian pulp and paper company – officially agreed with the Government of Ceará to set up a packaging industry in the municipality of Horizonte, in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza. In May of this year, the company announced that 11 jobs will be created in Paraná with its new industrial unit.

The place where the company will operate is the former Heineken factory, which was deactivated at the end of 2017. With the purchase, Klabin plans to expand its production, including the growing fruit growing market.

The success of the Northeast as a fruit producer and exporter led Klabin to decide to set up a corrugated cardboard box factory in the region.

Brazil is among the five largest fruit producers in the world, and 700 tons are exported from the São Francisco Valley alone, mainly grapes and mangoes, per year.

Klabin's director of packaging, Douglas Dalmasi, said that Ceará has always been in the company's sights, as it is the third country in the country with the highest consumption of packaging.

The first phase of the investment, already approved by the council, has an estimated value of R$ 48 million, the total investment in the project should reach R$ 500 million.

The facility is 90 kilometers from the port of Pecem. In addition, it has 35 square meters built in an area of ​​1 million square meters available. The infrastructure can be expanded and the start of activities can be immediate.

In the Northeast, Klabin operates in the city of Goiana (PE), with the production of recycled paper, and in Feira de Santana (BA), a conversion unit. “Ceará represents a strategic position for Klabin to serve other markets in the Northeast and North of the country”, said Dalmasi.

According to the executive, since the Horizonte factory is already ready and negotiations concluded, the company should start packaging production in December.

At first, 20 to 30 jobs will be created. Klabin is already negotiating with the government of Ceará so that incentives offered by other states can be applied, facilitating investment in the place.

By the end of the year, Klabin will be able to disclose the facility's production capacity. Currently, the company has the total capacity to produce 750 thousand tons of cardboard boxes per year, in addition to 175 thousand tons per year of industrial bags.

Construction of an industrial complex will generate 12 jobs. Hiring starts next month!