Manufacturing Magazine June 2015 | Page 167

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Tannery machines in Montenegro
The director is straightforward : “ Our focus is on the development of new products and technologies . The company has been working hard to increase its participation in different markets , expanding its forest capacity , reducing costs and improving its services .” A good example of that is the construction of a new manufacturing facility of black wattle wood pellets , responsible for the production of 440 thousand tons a year . With investments of around USD $ 60 million , the plant located in Rio Grande , Rio Grande do Sul state near Super Porto , is completely dedicated to the bioenergy market and considered the largest unit ever built in Latin America .
Additionally , over the past years Tanac has been investing heavily in IT in terms of infrastructure , modernization of its data center and acquisition

“ Our focus is on the development of new products and technologies ”

– Otávio Guimarães Decusati , superintendent director of Tanac
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