Metso to deliver the first commercial LignoBoost plant to Domtar in North America
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Metso Corporation's press release on December 15, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. local time
Metso will supply the world's first commercial installation of LignoBoost
technology to Domtar in North America. The equipment will be intergrated with
the Plymouth North Carolina pulp mill. The LignoBoost process separates and
collects lignin from pulping liquor. This order is an important breakthrough for
Metso's patented LignoBoost technology and provides the Plymouth NC mill with
numerous benefits. The value of the order is not disclosed.
Separation of a portion of the mill's total lignin production off-loads the
recovery boiler and allows an increase in pulp production capacity. The lignin
recovered will be used for internal and external applications.
"This project is a potential game changer for the Pulp & Paper industry because
it will allow pulp mills to have a new more profitable value stream from a
product that was traditionally burned in a recovery boiler" says Gene
Christiansen, General Manager - Business Development Innovations at Metso's
Power Business Line for North America in Charlotte, NC.
The LignoBoost project is based on the 24 ton per day demonstration plant in
Bäckhammar in Sweden. The Bäckhammar plant is owned and operated by Innventia
since 2006. In 2008 Metso acquired the LignoBoost Technology from Innventia and
the companies have since then been working together on the commercialization of
the process.
The LignoBoost plant will be in commercial operation in early 2013.The order is
included in the Energy and Environmental Technology's fourth quarter 2011 orders
received.
Domtar Corporation (NYSE: UFS) (TSX: UFS) is the largest integrated manufacturer
and marketer of uncoated freesheet paper in North America and the second largest
in the world based on production capacity, and is also a manufacturer of
papergrade, fluff and specialty pulp. The Company designs, manufactures, markets
and distributes a wide range of business, commercial printing and publishing as
well as converting and specialty papers including recognized brands such as
Cougar®, Lynx® Opaque Ultra, Husky® Opaque Offset, First Choice® and Domtar
EarthChoice® Office Paper, part of a family of environmentally and socially
responsible papers. Domtar also produces a complete line of incontinence care
products and distributes washcloths marketed primarily under the Attends® brand
name. Domtar owns and operates ArivaTM, an extensive network of strategically
located paper distribution facilities. The Company employs approximately 8,800
people. To learn more, visit www.domtar.com.
Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining,
construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper
industries. We have about 29,000 employees in more than 50 countries.
www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
Gene Christiansen, General Manager North America, Power business line, Metso,
tel. +1704 414 3413
Anders L Larsson, Marketing and Sales Manager LignoBoost, Power business line,
Metso, tel. +46 70 588 54 77
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