Tissue World Magazine
Alexandra Stuthridge, Technical Business Manager, BioProducts Institute (BPI)

Suzano is to invest R$933.4m in three projects in Espírito Santo state, including a R$130m tissue paper converting unit.

The plant’s annual capacity will be 30,000tpy of tissue converted to finished products and it will produce two-ply or three-ply toilet paper.

Production for the paper conversion unit will start in the fourth quarter of 2020 and the raw material for this unit will be produced by the Mucuri Unit in the state of Bahia.

The investment also includes retrofit work in the unit located in Aracruz as well as expansion of Suzano’s forest base in the state.