Klabin, the largest producer and exporter of paper for packaging and sustainable solutions in paper packaging in Brazil, made official, this Wednesday (22), the start of operations at the Klabin Port Terminal (PAR-01), located on the wharf commercial center at the Port of Paranaguá, in Paraná. With the capacity to receive one million tons of pulp and paper per year, the Terminal is part of the investment package in logistics made by the Company in the State in recent years. With the operation, the unloading of short and long fiber pulp, fluff pulp and paper, from the Puma Units, located in Ortigueira (PR), and from the Monte Alegre Unit, in Telêmaco Borba (PR), can be carried out within the Port of Paranaguá.
With a structure that covers an area of 27,530 m², leased by Klabin for 25 years, in an auction held in August 2019, the new operation also brings productivity and competitiveness to Klabin in Break Bulk, a mode of maritime cargo transport without the use of of containers, which ships large volumes directly inside the ships, allowing customers to be served on a large scale and with operational excellence.
In terms of sustainability, the location of the new terminal has a direct rail connection to the Klabin factory in Ortigueira (PR), allowing for a reduction in truck traffic, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and benefits road traffic. from Paranaguá. In addition, the terminal will have solar panels that will produce around 270 MWh/year, making the site’s energy generation more sustainable and reinforcing Klabin’s commitment to its ESG agenda.
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