Pöyry win Russian engineering pulp mill contract

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Pöyry win Russian engineering pulp mill contract

LLC Siberwood has awarded Pöyry with the ‘Proekt’, i.e. permitting engineering assignment for the construction of a new integrated pulp mill in the Krasnoyarskiy region. ‘Proekt’ is an official stage in the approval process of construction projects in Russia. The assignment is to be completed by April 2016.

The pulp mill will produce northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) and dissolving pulps. The overall capacity will be 900 000 t/year. The mill will be self-sufficient in heat and electrical power. Construction shall be completed by 2019.

The Siberwood project has been evaluated as a priority project by the Administration of Krasnoyarsk Region. By using Best Available Technology (BAT) that meets International and Russian Environmental Regulations, the project will contribute to improved living standards for local citizens.

“Our purpose is to realize a greenfield pulp mill project which shall become globally significant and indeed the biggest in Russia. For production of about 1 million tons of finished products, the mill will consume around 5 million m3 of low-grade wood currently unutilized in the region. In this respect, the new pulp mill will provide sanitary effect to the region’s forest cluster. In the future, the modern complex shall become a platform for development of satellite biotechnological production facilities”, says Sergey Malkov, CEO of LLC Siberwood.

“Pöyry is delighted to participate in such a significant project. With our combination of world class expertise and deep local understanding, we are able to support this very interesting project”, says Nicholas Oksanen, Pöyry’s President, Industry Business Group.

Source: www.poyry.com

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