brown stock washing plant and a screening plant

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brown stock washing plant and a screening plant

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Gruv?n, Sweden

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Metso will supply BillerudKorsnäs with a cooking plant rebuild, a brown stock washing plant and a screening plant for its mill in Gruvön, Sweden. The start-up of the rebuilt cooking plant and brown stock washing plant is planned for May 2014 and that of the screening plant for May 2015. The value of the order will not be disclosed. “The rebuilt cooking plant together with the new brown stock washing plant will more efficiently utilize the wood raw material and lower the chemical consumption in the pulping process. In addition the cooking plant rebuild and the new screening plant will substantially lower the energy consumption within the process area,” says Alf Sondell, Production Manager at BillerudKorsnäs, Gruvön mill. The order is included in Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power second quarter 2013 orders received. Technical information Metso’s scope of supply will include a rebuild of the existing cooking plant to feature a CompactCooking G2 digester. The delivery will also comprise a new ImpBin chip impregnation system, a new pressure diffuser and a screening plant. BillerudKorsnäs was formed in 2012 and it has eight production facilities and sales offices in ten countries with about 4,400 employees. The Gruvön mill in Sweden has a production capacity of 685,000 tons/year and it produces kraft paper, sack paper, container board (fluting, liner), liquid carton board, cupstock and market pulp. Source: Metso Project Name brown stock washing plant and a screening plant Location Gruv?n, Sweden Commence 2013 Completion 2015 Estimated Investment NA Capacity 685,000 tons/year Key Players Metso