Manufacturing

Ribas Do Rio Pardo Plant ("Cerrado Project")

Ribas do Rio Pardo (Mato Grosso do Sul), Brazil

Description

The new Ribas do Rio Pardo plant ("Cerrado Project") is the largest single-line pulp mill in the world, with a production capacity of 2.55 million tons of eucalyptus pulp per year. The new plant increases Suzano’s production capacity by more than 20%, bringing it to 13.5 million tons annually. The company also has the capacity to produce 1.5 million tons of paper per year, including sanitary paper, printing, writing and packaging lines, and other products that use pulp as raw material.


Products Used

PENETRON ADMIX, a crystalline waterproofing admixture, was added to the concrete mix for the pulp mill’s slab foundation, plant floors, cooling towers, and network of drainage channels. PENEBAR SW-55 swellable waterstop strips were applied to permanently seal all construction joints.


Related Media Releases


May 29, 2025

PENETRON ADMIX Secures Brazil’s Massive Cerrado Project Against Concrete Deterioration


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Products Used

PENETRON ADMIX

PENETRON ADMIX

Crystalline Waterproofing


PENEBAR SW-55

PENEBAR SW-55

Waterstops


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