Pöyry To Provide Eur 20 Million EPCM And Owner´s Engineering Services For Klabin And Aracruz Mills In Brazil

August 18, 2006

Pöyry’s Forest Industry business group has been commissioned to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) and owner’s engineering services for Klabin’s and Aracruz’s mills in Brazil. The total value of the contracts is about EUR 20 million.

Klabin S/A has assigned Pöyry to provide balance-of-plant and owner´s engineering services for the Monte Alegre mill in Telemaco Borba, state of Paraná. The project is designed to increase the annual production of paper products from 700 000 t to 1.1 million t. It includes a new board production line, a CTMP plant, a lime kiln, a turbogenerator, a new bleaching plant, a recovery boiler and a power boiler.

Aracruz Celulose S/A has assigned Pöyry to provide balance-of-plant and owner´s engineering services for the optimisation of the Aracruz mill in Barra do Riacho, state of Espírito Santo. The project will increase the mill’s annual capacity from 2.13 million t to 2.33 million t by increasing the production capacity of fibre line C and improving the productivity and efficiency of fibre lines A and B.

Pöyry has participated in the development of these projects during the conceptual and feasibility phases as well as basic engineering.

Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy, forest industry and infrastructure & environment sectors. Pöyry’s annual net sales amount to about EUR 600 million and it employs 6000 experts.

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