Metso to Supply Recovery Boiler to Eldorado Celulose e Papel Pulp Mill in Brazil


Helsinki, Finland, 01 February 2011 -- Metso will supply a new recovery boiler and evaporation plant for Eldorado Celulose e Papel S.A.’s new greenfield pulp mill investment in Três Lagoas, Brazil. The value of the order is not disclosed. The order will be included in Energy and Environmental Technology’s fourth quarter 2010 orders received. The start-up of the new plant is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2012.

The recovery boiler will be the largest on the continent, with a capacity of 6800 tons of dry solids per day and steam generation of 308 kg/s. The evaporation plant will be the largest single line evaporation plant in the world, with six thermal stages and a capacity of 1600 tons per hour.

Eldorado Celulose e Papel S.A. is a newly established pulp company and a newcomer in the pulp and paper industry, but it already has plans to build three parallel pulp lines to produce a total of 5 million tons per year when the project is complete. The company is owned by J&F Holding and MCL Enterprises, most notably known for business in the food segment.

Metso (www.metso) is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling, and the pulp and paper industries. The company has about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries.