MDF
Guararapes MDF 3
MDF line with a 48 m continuous press. Business plan, conceptual, basic and detailed engineering, and project management through start-up.
- Capacity
- 500,000 m³/year
- Continuous press
- 48 m
- Approx. investment
- BRL 850 million
Projects
Ten projects in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, in wood panels, pellets, energy, packaging and beverages
Industrial plants with ProHolz engineering, completed or in progress. In several of them, ProHolz also managed the project through start-up.
FIG 01 Aerial view of the plant · Placas do Brasil, Espírito Santo, Brazil
By sector
The projects, by sector
Wood and panels
Three MDF lines in Brazil, an OSB plant in Argentina and the expansion of an OSB plant in Chile.
MDF
MDF3D model
Sudati MDF 2
MDF line with a 38 m continuous press. Conceptual, basic and detailed engineering in a single BIM model covering layout, press, dryer, evaporator and dust extraction.
- Capacity
- 400,000 m³/year
- Continuous press
- 38 m
- Approx. investment
- BRL 800 million
MDF
Placas do Brasil MDF
MDF plant built from greenfield site to start-up, with a capacity of 35,000 m³/month and 173,000 m² of built area.
- Capacity
- 35,000 m³/month
- Continuous press
- 38 m
- Approx. investment
- BRL 550 million
OSB3D model
Louisiana Pacific OSB
OSB plant implemented in two phases, with re-engineering and tropicalization of a refurbished Dieffenbacher multi-opening press.
- Capacity
- 300,000 m³/year
- Implementation
- 2 phases
- Press
- Multi-opening
OSB
Chilepanel OSB, Alerce project
Expansion of an operating OSB plant, with new areas tied into the existing line. Basic and detailed engineering, more than 500 isometric sheets and inspection of the installation work.
- Capacity
- From 80,000 to up to 120,000 m³/year
- Interferences identified
- 30
- Approx. investment
- USD 50 million
Pellets and biomass
Pellet plants in Brazil and Chile, both with cogeneration.
Pellets
Chilepanel Pellets
One of the largest pellet plants in Chile, with a biomass boiler. Integration of the suppliers' designs, electrical engineering, piping and start-up support.
- Capacity
- 120,000 t/year
- Cogeneration
- ORC, 2 MW
- Approx. investment
- USD 50 million
Pellets3D model
LatAm Forest Pellets
Greenfield pellet plant with 5 MW cogeneration that burns biomass and reuses the steam in the process. Conceptual, basic and detailed engineering.
- Cogeneration
- 5 MW, biomass
- Type
- Greenfield
- Approx. investment
- USD 40 million
Packaging
A new paper cup plant in Ponta Grossa (PR), Brazil.
Packaging3D model
BO Packaging
New greenfield paper cup plant. Conceptual and basic engineering, utilities and architectural design, and project management.
- Type
- Greenfield
- Period
- 2018
- Approx. investment
- USD 15 million
Food and beverage
Sanitary processing with stainless steel piping.
Beverages
Syrup room, beverage plant
Detailed engineering of the product, CIP cleaning and utility piping for the syrup preparation room, with the pipe supports and cable trays, in a 3D model.
- Lines
- 71
- Isometric drawings
- More than 100
- Tanks
- 14
Energy and cogeneration
A log chipping line for a biomass power plant in Argentina. Cogeneration is also part of the pellet projects: a 2 MW ORC turbine at Chilepanel, in Chile, and 5 MW from biomass at LatAm Forest, in Rio Grande (RS), Brazil.
Energy3D model
Log chipping, biomass power plant
New log chipping line integrated into an operating biomass power plant. Basic and detailed engineering, with three manufacturers and the existing plant in the same 3D model.
- Capacity
- 150 t/h
- Power plant
- about 80 MW
- Manufacturers integrated
- 3
Investment figures are approximate and given only as an order of magnitude.
Contact
New plant, expansion or modernization: tell us what needs to be engineered
A technical conversation defines the scope, the disciplines and the engagement model: EPCM, owner's engineering or value engineering.