Tag: UPM

Friday, September 27th 2013 - 22:01 UTC
Mujica inclined to support UPM pulp production expansion but conditioned to environment improvements

Uruguay’s president Jose Mujica anticipated that his intention is to authorize the UPM pulp mill to expand production, as the Finnish company had requested, but conditioned to certain additional environmental measures, which will not be made public until talks with Argentine president Cristina Fernandez on Monday.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 08:10 UTC
Uruguay planning a fluvial outpost next to a pulp mill questioned by Argentina

The Ministry of Defence and the Navy share the dream of having a fluvial outpost at the head of the San Martin bridge” which links Uruguay with Argentina, said Uruguayan Defence minister Eleuterio Fernandez Huidobro following a joint forces exercise denominated ‘Turbulent River’ involving land, naval forces and air support.
Friday, September 27th 2013 - 08:04 UTC
Pulp mill UPM waiting for a reply from Mujica on its production expansion request

Uruguay’s largest pulp mill UPM announced that it will be making final checks of the plant’s equipment in the rest of the week, following on annual maintenance work, but production is not scheduled to resume until the Finnish company receives a reply from President Jose Mujica regarding the output expansion request.
Friday, September 13th 2013 - 02:21 UTC
UPM assessed as industry leader in environmental sustainability

Finland’s energy and pulp UPM group has again been named among the world's sustainability leaders. The company has retained its position in both the Dow Jones European and World Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 2013-2014. Furthermore, the company has been assessed as the industry leader in environmental sustainability within the Paper and Forest Products sector with top scores.
Friday, September 6th 2013 - 02:00 UTC
Mujica confirms: no intention of irritating Argentina on pulp mills’ controversy

Uruguay’ President Jose Mujica said the decision authorizing a possible expansion, or not, of the UPM/Botnia pulp mill is closely linked to Argentina and the construction of a third plant along an inside Uruguayan river and not a shared one as is the case now.
Thursday, September 5th 2013 - 03:53 UTC
Argentine politicians warn Uruguay on possible expansion of pulp mill production capacity

The bilateral conflict between Argentina and Uruguay over the UPM/Botnia pulp mill, on the Uruguayan side of the Uruguay River is once again leading to tension between the two neighbours amid reports that the plant’s Finnish owners plan to increase production from 1.1 to 1.3 million tons of cellulose paste per year.
Thursday, August 29th 2013 - 03:50 UTC
Uruguay’s first lady praises Cristina Fernandez and blast opposition

Uruguay’s First Lady and Senator Lucia Topolansky said that for her fellow countrymen having a dispute with Argentina is “like fighting with yourself” and described as ‘painful’ the several years long conflict between the two countries over the construction of the UPM (former Botnia) pulp mill on a shared river.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 06:01 UTC
It is official: Uruguay’s UPM-Botnia pulp mill does not contaminate, never has

A huge pulp mill, UPM, which has been at the heart of a several years’ controversy between Uruguay and Argentina, does not contaminate revealed Uruguay’s Foreign Affairs minister Luis Almagro before the Uruguayan parliament.
Saturday, June 18th 2011 - 03:02 UTC
Green light for construction of Uruguay’s second pulp mill

The construction of Uruguay’s second pulp mill, which includes a power plant and port facilities have been authorized following the approval of the Montes del Plata environment policies.
Monday, February 14th 2011 - 23:37 UTC
Uruguay manufacturing recovered mildly in 2010: “industry is stagnant”

Uruguay’s manufacturing industry expanded 4.5% in 2010, but if the pulp industry hub is excluded the percentage drops to 3.5%, according to the latest release from the National Statistics Institute, INE.