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Bunge, Governor highlights importance of investments in Tocantins
21 July 2011
The region of Pedro Afonso attended the inauguration of the first sugar mill and
bioenergy production in the region, this Thursday, July 21. The event took place
at the unit of the company, Bunge "greenfield" (built from scratch) located in
the rural municipality of Pedro Afonso. The ceremony was attended by the
Governor of Tocantins, Siqueira Campos, Minister of Mines and Energy, Edison
Lobao, the Japanese ambassador in Brazil, Akira Miwa, president of Bunge Brazil,
Pedro Parente, the secretaries of government Jaime Coffee (Agriculture,
Livestock and Agricultural Development), Renan of Arimathea (Casa Civil), Livio
de Carvalho (Institutional Relations), Luiz Carlos Borges da Silveira (Science
and Technology), among others.
During the inauguration, the governor said that the installation of this
industry shows that the Tocantins is in the center of development. "This company
represents a lot for this region and Tocantins, because here is established a
whole chain of production, generating jobs and income for our people," said
Siqueira. He said the installation of this company is a "sign" that other
companies will come to the state.
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Brazil's President said Tocantins have much capacity and potential for
agribusiness. "This is a very promising area, with favorable conditions for
agricultural crops such as soybeans and we find here also favorable conditions
for growing sugar cane," said Pedro Parente. Total investments in plant
construction Pedro Afonso totaled about R$ 600 million (US$ 375 million) and
will generate around 1,400 direct jobs, plus 3,000 indirect jobs.
The plant has an initial capacity to crush 2.5 million tons of cane per year.
In the region close to the industry, there is already a planted area of 24,000
hectares of sugarcane - a part of this area with irrigation. However, it
is estimated that this area will increase with the opening of the plant, as
Secretary of Agriculture assessed the Tocantins. "This region, like many other
regions of our state, has a great potential for agricultural production and the
prospect is that in our next production will increase more," said Jaime Coffee
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