Viabilidade operacional e econômica da integração de um terminal de fertilizantes com uma indústria misturadora

Abstract

This study addressed the scenario of the fertilizer industries and the distribution and transport of fertilizers as a competitive differential. The proposal involved evaluating the operation of the end of the fertilizer logistics chain in the state of Mato Grosso, MT, and proposing a better solution to meet the growing demand in this sector at the lowest cost for its industrialization within a mixing unit of reference. We sought to answer whether the integration of a fertilizer terminal in the Rumo railway complex in Rondonópolis/MT with a fertilizer mixing industry is operationally and economically viable. The general objective was to conduct an operational and economic feasibility study for the integration of an existing fertilizer terminal in the Rumo railway complex, located in Rondonópolis/MT, with a “white flag” fertilizer mixing industry to be developed. The exploratory, descriptive methodology, with a quali-quantitative approach, followed by the identification of the existing operational flows and those that should be developed from the new mixer; in the distinct comparison of each possible mode of transport and the current model of logistics practiced by the mixing industries existing in the region with the new proposed solution. As a result, the NPV was 53.7 million reais in 15 years, with an IRR of 13.39% and payback of 13 years as an indication of attractiveness for the investment. In reducing the payback to 10 years, the strategy of incorporating 25% of the reduction in customer freight into the average sales price in the 1st year was adopted, directly reflecting on the financial indicators. It was concluded that the integration of a Rumo railway complex, located in Rondonópolis/MT with a fertilizer mixing industry, proved to be operationally and financially viable, with clear benefits for the customer, providing quality gains, reduced logistical costs, in addition to the postponement and/or elimination of demand through the expansion of production capacity.