Stora Enso’s new Uruguayan joint venture Montes del Plata mill is expected to begin pulp production in the near future. The Montes del Plata project, a 50/50 joint venture between Stora Enso and Arauco, includes a modern cellulose pulp processing mill, a port and a renewable energy generation unit. The unit's $2 billion eucalyptus pulp mill is approximately 98 percent complete.
– The mill is in its finalizing stage for construction and commissioning, and we are working with the Uruguayan Environmental Agency DINAMA to get the final necessary permits to start production, said Kirsi Seppäläinen, Head of Communications and Sustainability at Stora Enso:s headquarter in Helsinki.
Stora Enso is one of the world’s largest forestry companies, a leader in the production of paper, board and wood products. The Group has 28,000 employees in over 35 countries throughout the world. The company’s shares are listed in the Helsinki and Stockholm exchanges. Stora Enso has been included in the FTSE4GOOD Index.
