EANS-News: ANDRITZ to supply High Energy Recovery Boiler for Holmen´s Iggesund mill, Sweden

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz, June 2, 2010. International technology
Group ANDRITZ has been awarded an order by Holmen AB´s subsidiary
Iggesund Paperboard to supply a 2,400 t/d High Energy Recovery Boiler
(HERB) to the Iggesund mill in Sweden. In terms of its power-to-heat
ratio, the new boiler will be the most efficient recovery boiler in
the world. Start-up of the boiler will be in the second quarter of
2012.

The new boiler will increase Iggesund´s electricity production from
210 to 520 GWh/a. The investment is part of an energy efficiency
program to make the Iggesund mill energy self-sufficient. The
investment will also provide the conditions for the mill to operate
without using any fossil fuels.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER´s delivery also includes process and building
instrumentation and electrification for the boiler, process control
systems for the boiler island, as well as process simulator and
process control solutions.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and
other specialized industries (solid/liquid separation, feed and
biofuel). The Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria and has a staff
of approximately 13,400 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over
120 production sites, service and sales companies all around the
world.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER is a leading global
supplier of turnkey systems and services for the production of all
types of pulp, paper, tissue paper, board, fiber-board (MDF),
nonwovens, as well as of biomass boilers and gasifiers for energy
production. The technologies available are employed for the
processing of logs and annual fibers, the production of chemical and
mechanical pulps as well as recycled paper fibers, recovery and reuse
of chemicals, generation of energy from biomass, preparation of paper
machine furnish from virgin or recycled fibers, production of paper,
tissue paper and board, calendering and coating of paper, and the
handling of reject materials and sludges. Services include complete
mill maintenance, equipment upgrades and rebuilds, engineered wear
products, and spare parts.

Holmen AB Holmen is a forest products group manufacturing and selling
printing paper, paperboard, and sawn timber. The Group also owns
forest and power assets. The net turnover in 2009 amounted to MSEK
18,071 and the number of employees is about 4,600. Iggesund
Paperboard is owner and manufacturer of Invercote and Incada, two of
the leading brands in the very top quality segment of paperboard.

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Michael Buchbauer

Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979

Fax: +43 316 6902 465

mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000730007
WKN: 632305
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
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