Metso will supply a new evaporation plant and an upgrade of an existing recovery boiler for Billerud Skärblacka AB’s Skärblacka mill outside Norrköping in Sweden. The goal is to strengthen the mill for the future by improving environmental performance and energy efficiency as well as to enable future company expansion. Metso’s delivery will contribute to this environmentally-oriented investment. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
Metso’s delivery will allow for a substantial increase in production capacity in the future. In addition, the mill’s energy efficiency will be improved leading to a significant reduction in consumption of fossil oil and external biofuels.
“This investment is very important for Billerud as the mill’s overall energy efficiency and environmental performance will improve significantly,” says Johanna Lindén, Director, Scandinavia from Metso.
The project will go through two project phases. The first is to install the new evaporation plant and the second to upgrade the recovery boiler. The entire project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2013.The order is included in Pulp, Paper and Power’s first quarter 2012 orders received.