Jacobs Engineering Group will design and supply an integrated chlorine dioxide plant to CMPC Group’s Celulose Riograndense for its pulp expansion project in Guaiba, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil. Officials did not disclose the contract value, but noted that when completed, the plant is anticipated to produce 55t of chlorine dioxide per day.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs will design and engineer the plant, supply key equipment and materials including Jacobs’ proprietary Chemetics equipment, and provide technical services for plant erection, operator training, commissioning and testing.
In making the announcement, Jacobs’ executive vice president, Andy Kremer, stated, “We are pleased to leverage our experience with many pulp mill clients in Asia to support CMPC on this project. This is our first integrated chlorine dioxide plant supplied within South America, and we look forward to working with CMPC to help them achieve competitive advantage through our integrated process, which offers the lowest-cost method of producing chlorine dioxide available.”
