Suzano to Build Eucalyptus Nursery With a Capacity of 35 Million Seedlings per Year

Suzano, a Brazilian forestry-based, publicly held company, announced on Thursday (6-22-23) that it is building a nursery with a capacity of 35 million eucalyptus seedlings per year that will meet the demand of the massive forest of its new factory in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Brazil.

One of Suzano’s most modern and sustainable structures, the building will occupy approximately 21 hectares and will have a constructed area of 111,000 m2. Upon completion, scheduled for mid-2024, the company anticipates expanding its forestry base in the state to 600,000 hectares.

Suzano says the structure will have bioecological equipment that will be able to guarantee a highly technological and sustainable operation. Suzano’s executive forestry manager, Rodrigo Zagonel, said, “The Ribas do Rio Pardo nursery will have two machines for the production of biodegradable tubes, which will allow the cultivation of eucalyptus seedlings in containers produced from a mixture of organic compounds, removing the need to use plastic materials from the process.”

The new structure will be powered by renewable energy and will also have an automated irrigation process that will be defined by human action but triggered by an electronic system. The seedlings will also provide greater quality and cost reduction for the forestry operation in the region.