US Praxair to supply Uruguay pulp mill with industrial gases
16 November 2011 16:41 [Source: ICIS news]
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Praxair plans to build a plant in
Praxair said it expects to start up the plant with a capacity of 126 tonnes/day in early 2013. Praxair will supply the pulp mill under a 15-year deal, it added.
The pulp mill, which is currently under construction at Punta Pereira, is expected to produce 1.3m tonnes/year cellulose pulp, beginning in early 2013.
The mill, a joint venture between forestry companies Arauco of Chile and StoraEnso of Finland, is the largest-ever privately executed investment in
($1 = €0.74)
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