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Two friends, a shared hometown and a common dream
Two young ladies from Paso de los Toros shared a career path that has taken them back to their hometown.The lives of Agustina Ramos (22) and Azul Díaz (21) seem to have moved along parallel lines since they first met when they were 16 years old. Both hail from the city of Paso de los Toros in Uruguay and studied to be technologists in chemistry at the UTEC university in Paysandú.
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Full steam ahead
Significant infrastructure developments in port and railway operations are underway in Uruguay as construction of the UPM Paso de los Toros pulp mill progresses. We have an update on how the work is proceeding.To ensure the efficiency, speed and safety of pulp transports from Uruguay to global markets, UPM is building a new pulp terminal at the Montevideo port. An improved and partly rebuilt railroad will connect the new mill near the city of Paso de los Toros in central Uruguay to the capital.
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Rooted in sustainability
As demand for renewable materials such as wood fibre increases globally, UPM is stepping up its operations in Uruguay. How is the sustainability of its eucalyptus plantations ensured?.The global demand for pulp has increased and is expected to reach new heights in the coming years. The global megatrends driving the development are population growth, urbanisation, and changes in consumer behaviour.
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Las grandes petroleras están demandando a los países para bloquear acciones climáticas
Las grandes petroleras están usando una herramienta legal poco conocida para el público en general, argumentando que las acciones contra el cambio climático afectan sus ganancias.Los inversionistas en combustibles fósiles están adoptando una táctica legal nueva e intrépida en respuesta a los esfuerzos de los gobiernos del mundo para limitar el calentamiento global: acudirán a tribunales internacionales privados para denunciar que las políticas climáticas les están haciendo perder dinero de forma ilegal y, por tanto, merecen ser compensados.
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UPM’s latest commitment to Baltic Sea Action Group diverts ship-generated wastewater discharge from sea to land
UPM is the first Finnish company, acting as a shipper and charterer, to discharge its ship-generated wastewater on land and utilise various circular economy solutions in wastewater treatment. The commitment has been published today, on the World Oceans Day, to Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG). The new model will be implemented in the ports of Rauma, Hamina, Kotka and Pietarsaari, which are the four most important ports for UPM's operations.
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Pulp is primed for the big time
From sustainability issues to hygiene habits, market pulp is making advances across the board.The global market for pulp is positively buzzing. Engineering and consulting company AFRY expects considerable growth in the global demand for market pulp – BSKP, BHKP, UKP, fluff, mechanical pulp and dissolving pulps – during the next decade or so. Global demand was 78 million tonnes in 2020 and that is expected to reach 108 million tonnes by 2035.
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Compañía británica buscará petróleo y gas en el mar uruguayo
La empresa Challenger Energy Group informó que obtuvo una licencia para el bloque 1 y destacó parecido con áreas de Namibia donde hubo hallazgos recientes de petróleo y gas.La compañía británica de exploración y producción de hidrocarburos Challenger Energy Group (ex Bahamas Petroleum) anunció en los últimos días que obtuvo la autorización del Poder Ejecutivo para realizar trabajos de exploración en el mar uruguayo (offshore).