Cardo Announces Orders for Measuring Equipment


Malmo, Sweden, 11 August 2009 -- Cardo’s Pulp & Paper Solutions division has entered into agreements to deliver measuring instruments to two of the leading paper manufacturers in Asia and North America. The instruments, which measure and ensure paper quality automatically, will be installed in a number of the manufacturers’ paper mills during the fall of 2009. The orders are worth a total of SEK 34 million.

Cardo’s Pulp & Paper Solutions division sells pumps and hi-tech instruments for measuring the quality of paper and pulp. The orders include delivery and installation of a number of measuring instruments to automate the measurement of quality at paper mills and helps to optimize the manufacturing process in the paper machine.

The orders were booked during the second quarter and third quarter for SEK 18 million and SEK 16 million respectively and will be delivered in 2009.

Cardo is a world-leading supplier of industrial doors and logistics systems, wastewater treatment systems, process equipment for the pulp and paper industry, and garage doors. The company had sales of almost SEK 10 billion and employs nearly 6000 persons worldwide. Corporate headquarters are located in Malmö, Sweden.