Rolls-Royce has announced contracts for helicopter engines and an industrial gas turbine in Brazil. Under a new procurement process launched by the Brazilian Ministry of Defence, Rolls-Royce will provide additional Gem 42 engines and spare parts worth USD 10 million for the Brazilian Navy’s fleet of Westland Lynx helicopters. Rolls-Royce has also won a contract for a combined heat and power project in Brazil with one of Latin America’s largest pulp and paper producers. A 31mw Rolls-Royce gas turbine will provide power and process steam at the expanded Votorantim Celulose e Papel (VCP) plant at Jacarei, 80km NE of Sao Paulo.
