Suzano's Cerrado mill runs at 2.55m tonne nameplate capacity after USD 4.2bn (BRL 22bn) build

Suzano's single-line pulp mill at Ribas do Rio Pardo in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, is operating at its nameplate capacity of 2.55 million tonnes a year, a level reached in less than a year of full operation after investment exceeding USD 4.2bn (BRL 22bn). The plant, part of the Cerrado Project and built with process technology from ANDRITZ, lifted Suzano's market pulp capacity by about 20% to roughly 13.5 million tonnes a year. It also exports surplus renewable power averaging about 180 MW to the Brazilian grid.

Why this mattersA fast ramp-up of this scale adds significant low-cost pulp supply to global markets, reinforcing pricing and competitive pressure for other producers.

• Investment exceeded USD 4.2bn (BRL 22bn) at the Ribas do Rio Pardo site in Mato Grosso do Sul
• Single-line capacity of 2.55 million tonnes of pulp a year was reached in under a year of full operation
• The plant lifts Suzano's total market pulp capacity by about 20% to approximately 13.5 million tonnes a year
• Process technology, including wood preparation and chemical recovery, was supplied by ANDRITZ
• The plant exports surplus renewable power of about 180 MW on average, enough to supply a city of over 2 million people
• Construction took about 30 months and peaked at over 10,000 workers; the operating workforce has stabilised at about 3,000 jobs

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