# Veolia wins water treatment contract for Arauco's $4.6B pulp mill in Brazil

Veolia was selected by Arauco to design and implement an industrial wastewater treatment plant for the Sucuriú Project, a new $4.6 billion pulp mill in Inocência, Brazil. The plant will treat 10,600 m³ of wastewater per hour and is expected to start operations by late 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-11-02
- Where: Inocência, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Value: $4.60B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3.5 million tons of short-fiber pulp per year
- Products: water regeneration technologies, industrial effluent treatment plant
- Sectors: [Water Treatment Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/water-treatment-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Veolia](https://endata.com/companies/243.md) (supplier)
- [Arauco](https://endata.com/companies/12491.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [veoliawatertechnologies.com](https://www.veoliawatertechnologies.com/en/press/veolias-advanced-water-regeneration-technologies-strengthen-environmental-security-araucos), 2026-11-02: "The Sucuriú Project is the largest project built in a single phase in the world and represents a historic milestone for Arauco."

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