Logistics
A new level in logistics
Puma II expansion project has posed a challenge to Klabin's logistics: accommodate the volume of a new product on the market, Eukaliner®; prepare for the arrival of an additional machine (MP28, whose operation will begin in the second quarter of 2023); while simultaneously increasing the efficiency of processes, offering a higher level of service to customers.
The solution found was to focus efforts on two important investments: Klabin's Container Terminal (KBT) and the Paranaguá Port Terminal (PAR01).
World's largest dedicated container operation
The Container Terminal is responsible for consolidating the outflow of pulp and paper produced at the Puma and Monte Alegre units to the Port of Paranaguá, expediting the export process in containers.
The structure, which has been operational since the end of 2021, coinciding with the launch of MP27, is the result of an investment of BRL 300 million. Its operation is made possible through Klabin's partnership with the Paranaguá Container Terminal (TCP) and Brado Logística. It is a multimodal terminal, despite its focus on railroads, equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as the four electric gantries (lifting machines), whose automation system regulates the operator's maneuvers, providing greater safety for employees.
Multimodal terminal, equipped with cutting-edge technologies. Photo: Farol Drones.
211,000
square meters of area (equivalent to 25 football fields).
16,000
containers were moved in the first year of operation*.
40%
increase in cargo transport by rail in Paraná.
Storage capacity of
2,500
containers and 125,000 tons of pulp and paper.
3 internal railway lines,
3.5 km
long.
Reduction in
GHG
resulting from the replacement of trucks by trains*.
*Data from September 2021 to September 2022.
Key to boosting exports
The Paranaguá Port Terminal (PR) began operations in December 2022 as a pivotal component of Klabin's export logistics. Fully connected to the Ortigueira unit by rail, the terminal facilitates the unloading of cargo in Paranaguá with greater agility. Previously, Klabin's products were first taken to KM5, an external warehouse located 5 kilometers from the port, and then transported by truck to the ship. Now, with the warehouse in the primary zone, the cargo is stored within the port, close to the ship's side.
Paranaguá in numbers
25
years of bid validity (counting from 2019), with the possibility of expansion for another 45 years.
Capacity to load
14,000
tons in 24 hours.
Forecast of
1
million tons of pulp and paper handled per year at the Paranaguá Port Terminal.
Up to
1,200
trips by truck avoided on loading days by breakbulk (loose cargo) as a result of the direct connection of the Ortigueira railway line to the new terminal.
10%
reduction in operating costs.
170
employees responsible for the terminal's operation.
The logistics network
To implement efficient integration between the plants and terminals, Klabin invested in the construction of a railway trench between the cities of Telêmaco Borba and Ortigueira (PR) and an additional 10 kilometers of railroad tracks to enable direct connection between KBT and the port of Paranaguá. In addition to the works of the railway and the terminal, in order to improve the safety of port workers and following a participatory consultation process with the stakeholders, a pedestrian walkway was constructed on the port avenue of Paranaguá (PR).
A closer look at
Klabin's Container Terminal, located next to the Puma Unit in Ortigueira. It centralizes the export volumes from the Puma and Monte Alegre units, which are transported to the Port of Paranaguá.
Paranaguá Container Terminal, located in the Port of Paranaguá, managed by the company TCP.
Klabin's Port Terminal, located on the commercial pier of the Port of Paranaguá. It allows the unloading of pulp and paper from the Puma and Monte Alegre units to be done within the Port of Paranaguá and for the shipment to be made by breakbulk (loose cargo).
