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Side view of the Placas do Brasil plant at dusk, with the main building bearing the company name and the process towers and the stack in the background

Project · MDF

Placas do Brasil MDF: a 35,000 m³/month MDF plant, from greenfield site to start-up

FIG 01 Side view of the plant · Placas do Brasil, Espírito Santo, Brazil

MDF plant built from greenfield site to start-up in Espírito Santo, Brazil, with a capacity of 35,000 m³/month, a 38 m continuous press and 173,000 m² of built area. ProHolz developed the conceptual, basic and detailed engineering and managed the project.

ProHolz engineered and managed the project; procurement and construction remained with the client.

ProHolz covered two areas, from greenfield site to start-up

  1. 01

    Conceptual, basic and detailed engineering

  2. 02

    Project management, from greenfield site to start-up

The completed plant, seen from above

  • Aerial view of the Placas do Brasil plant, with the light-colored roof of the main building in the foreground and the process towers and the stack in the background
    FIG 02 Aerial view of the plant · Placas do Brasil, Espírito Santo, Brazil
  • Aerial view of the Placas do Brasil plant at dusk, with the roof of the main building in the foreground and the process towers in the background
    FIG 03 Aerial view of the plant at dusk · Placas do Brasil, Espírito Santo, Brazil

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