Update on Fray Bentos pulp mill start-up
The optimization of the fibre line process is continued. Adjustments in theoperation of digestor, bleaching, washing and drying machine are carried out.The processes in the recovery line are proceeding. Yesterday evening Uruguayantime, the causticizing was commenced. In this process, white liquor isregenerated from green liquor. The white liquor is reutilized in the digestor. The mill has already produced such amount of pulp that the first barge is beingloaded and it will leave in a couple of days towards the Nueva Palmira harbourcarrying one thousand tons of pulp. The capacity of the