The new system at the Gruvön mill will be used in the birch fiberline and is part of a quality and environmental improvement programme at the mill. Start-up is scheduled for November 2005.
"We make considerable investments in order to offer the most innovative technology to the pulping industry, and the area of oxygen delignification is a good example of that we fulfil this ambition," says Per-Åke Färnstrand, President at Kvaerner Pulping.
In collaboration with SAPPI and L'Air Liquide, Kvaerner Pulping (Kamyr) introduced the first commercial full-scale oxygen delignification system at SAPPI Enstra, South Africa, in 1970. Since then the development has gone through medium consistency delignification and 2-reactor systems to Kvaerner Pulping's state-of-the-art DUALOX(TM) system.
NOTE: For a more detailed description of the development of oxygen delignification systems we refer to the latest issue of the Kvaerner Pulping customer magazine Fiberlines, which can be found at the media section at http://www.akerkvaerner.com
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Media:
Torbjorn Andersen, Senior Vice President, Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner.. Tel +47 6751 3036 or +47 928 85 542.
Torbjorn Andersen, Senior Vice President, Group Communications, Aker Kvaerner.. Tel +47 6751 3036 or +47 928 85 542.
Anders Thorén, Communications Manager, Kvaerner Pulping.
Tel +46 54 19 47 66 or +46 703 55 64 22.
Tel +46 54 19 47 66 or +46 703 55 64 22.
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, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner span a number of industries, including Oil & Gas production, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Power Generation and Pulp & Paper. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately USD 4.5 billion and employs around 22,000 employees in more than 30 countries. The Aker Kvaerner group consists of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kværner ASA.
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