Klabin's KBT export terminal lifts paper and pulp volumes 51% in fifth year
KBT, the intermodal rail-to-port terminal Klabin operates with rail group Brado Logistica and port operator TCP at Ortigueira, Parana, moved 523,300 tonnes of paper and pulp for export in 2025, up 51% from 347,000 tonnes in 2022. TCP and Brado expanded the rail corridor's capacity by about 20% during the terminal's fifth year of operation to support further growth in shipments to the Port of Paranagua.
Why this mattersFaster, higher-capacity rail links to port reduce logistics bottlenecks and delivered cost for Brazilian pulp and paper exporters.
- KBT moved 523,300 tonnes of paper and pulp for export in 2025, up 51% from 347,000 tonnes in 2022.
- TCP and Brado expanded the rail corridor's operating capacity by about 20% in the terminal's fifth year.
- Between August 2025 and July 2026 the terminal handled 89,700 TEUs and 280 train arrivals.
- The terminal links Klabin's Ortigueira and Monte Alegre units by rail to the TCP-operated Port of Paranagua.
- Brado says rail transport in the operation emits 85% less CO2 than diesel road haulage.
- Three electrified RTG cranes at the Paranagua terminal cut associated emissions by about 771 tonnes a year.
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