The Finnish company UPM inaugurated this Wednesday (05.10.2022) its new cellulose terminal in the Port of Montevideo. This New infrastructure with direct access to the railway from the plant, will allow us to provide efficient and reliable logistics.
During the inauguration of the terminal, the President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, highlighted the fact and the way in which the issue was addressed under different governments. In this regard, he stressed that the investment shows that Uruguay respects contracts and laws, seeks productive development and is an appropriate place for future business, due to its political stability.
The National Director of Customs, Jaime Borgiani, participated together with the Minister of Economy, Azucena Arbeleche and the Undersecretary of Customs Alejandro Irastorza -among other authorities- in the inauguration of the UPM specialized cellulose terminal in the Port of Montevideo.
Logistics platform characteristics
The new service, whose cost was USD 280 million, will receive 100 ships a year y 6 trains daily.
The terminal includes a huge 51 thousand square meter roofed warehouse where the train will arrive (under cover) to unload the cellulose - from the new Paso de los Toros plant - which will then leave by ship from the port.
The investment projected by UPM for this project required 37 months of construction, with a peak occupation of 550 workers.
The docks at the terminal have a depth of 14,5 meters.This will allow large ships to load their cellulose in Montevideo and reduce transportation costs.
With this construction, the port of Montevideo will be the only deepwater port on the Río de la Plata directly connected to a railway.
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