Komatsu will supply 100% of the logging volume to Fibria´s project known as Horizonte 2 in Mato Grosso do Sul state. “We have acquired the whole fleet of harvesters and forwarders from Komatsu for the harvest that will supply the Horizonte 2 Project. These machines were chosen because they can deliver a very good performance with a very competitive production costs”, says Aires Galhardo, Chief Forestry Operations for Fibria.
The deal includes also full training package including simulators. Fibria offer training for employees to operate the new equipment safely. For this, Fibria will use Komatsu simulators (similar to flight simulators) and all the experience of Fibria and Komatsu in training forest machine operators and mechanics. Training will start in October.
About Fibria
The world leader in eucalyptus pulp production, Fibria strives to meet the growing global demand for forestry products in a sustainable manner. With production capacity of 5.3 million tons of pulp per year, it has industrial units in Aracruz (Espírito Santo), Jacareí (São Paulo) and Três Lagoas (Mato Grosso do Sul), as well as in Eunápolis (Bahia), where it operates Veracel in a joint operation with Stora Enso. Fibria has 969,000 hectares of forests, with 568,000 hectares of planted forests, 338,000 hectares of environmental preservation and conservation areas. The pulp manufactured by Fibria is exported to more than 40 countries. In 2015, Fibria announced the expansion of its Três Lagoas unit, which will receive a new line with annual pulp production capacity of 1.75 million tons and is slated for startup in the fourth quarter of 2017.Further information: Visit Fibria webbsite
