Pöyry to Engineer Holmen Paper's TMP Plant Upgrade in Sweden


Vantaa, Finland, 01 February 2007 -- Pöyry's Forest Industry business group has received an order for the engineering of Holmen Paper AB´s TMP B-line upgrade project at Braviken paper mill in Norrköping, Sweden. The value of the contract is about EUR 2 million.

Pöyry's assignment includes the complete detail engineering for a new refiner line, including new chip pretreatment, extended screening capacity, and increased reject refining capacity for the TMP line. The aim of the upgrade is to raise quality and reduce energy consumption. The new line is scheduled to start up in June 2008.

The assignment is a continuation to the long-lasting cooperation with Holmen Paper and further strengthens Pöyry´s position as the leading engineering service provider for the Swedish pulp and paper industry.

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.