# Veolia to deliver wastewater treatment 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 tonnes of short-fibre pulp per year
- Products: biofilm activated sludge (BAS) process, moving bed bioreactor (MBBR), belt presses for sludge dewatering
- 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

- [filtsep.com](https://www.filtsep.com/content/news/veolia-to-deliver-advanced-wastewater-treatment-for-arauco-s-major-new-pulp-mill-in-brazil), 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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