Graz, December 2, 2015.International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from SCA to supply production technologies and equipment for the extension of SCAʼsÖstrand pulp mill in Timrå, Sweden. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2018.The order is expected to enter into force in the next few weeks.
The scope of supply,with a high manufacturing portion in Sweden, includes wood yard equipment, a pulp dryer with innovative, energy-saving technologies that substantially reduce the mill’s operating costs, a major upgrade of the white liquor plant, and extension of the recovery boiler, which was supplied by ANDRITZ in 2006.
The mill expansion is one of the largest industrial investments in Sweden and the largestever in northern Sweden. SCA Östrandwill double its annual production capacity from 430,000 to 900,000 tons andbecome the largest mill in the worldfor softwood kraft pulp.
The ANDRITZ GROUP
ANDRITZ is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metalworking and steel industries, and for solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors. The publicly listed technology Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria, and has a staff of almost 25,000 employees. ANDRITZ operates over 250 sites worldwide.
ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the production and processing of all types of pulps, paper, tissue, and cardboard. The technologies cover the processing of logs, annual fibers, and waste paper; the production of chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, and recycled fibers; the recovery and reuse of chemicals; the preparation of paper machine furnish; the production of paper, tissue, and board; the calendering and coating of paper; as well as treatment of reject materials and sludge. The service range includes modernization, rebuilds, spare and wear parts, service and maintenance, as well as machine transfer and second-hand equipment. Biomass, steam, and recovery boilers, as well as gasification plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning plants, production equipment for biofuel (second generation), biomass torrefaction equipment, plants for the production of nonwovens, dissolving pulp, plastic films, and panelboards (MDF), and recycling plants are also allocated to the business area.