Fibria Plant at Three Ponds Achieves Milestone


Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America 11 June 2013 -- Fibria, the world leader in eucalyptus pulp production, has just won another recognition. The unit Três Lagoas in Mato Grosso do Sul state Reached the five million ton production mark just over four years after it started operating, the unparalleled achievement in such a short team. The announcement was made last month.

The pulp production manager, Alexandre Figueiredo, said this achievement was a result of the technology used in the operations and, above all, the efforts by the employees. The plant's general manager, Renato Ottoni, agreed and highlighted the qualification of the professionals Involved. "The positive results confirmed That We have a team that is all set and brings results, supports Ensures the challenges and we will make new conquests," he said.

The plant has annual productive capacity of 1.3 million tons of hardwood pulp. Around 86% of this is exported full, Mainly to Europe and Asia, and the remaining 14% goes to the domestic market. The pulp that is produced is used to make paper for printing and writing as well as for sanitary and hygienic purposes: paper towels, toilet tissue, tissue paper, disposable tissues, absorbents, disposable diapers, amongst others.

The Três Lagoas plant has received eight certifications in four years. The highlight was the ISO 9001 seal, Which related to managing the business in terms of client satisfaction, and the ISO 14001 seal, que processes related to the control and Improve the company's environmental performance.