Aker Kvaerner wins boiler island for Veracel Pulp Mill


Kvaerner Power is to supply a RECOXTM recovery boiler rated at 4000 tons dry solids/day, and a HYBEXTM bubbling fluidized bed boiler rated at 81 MWth. The design, project management and manufacturing of critical pressure parts will be done in Tampere, Finland, with local procurement, engineering and construction site management from the Aker Kvaerner do Brasil office in Curitiba.
 
 
For further information, please contact:
 
Media:
Geir Arne Drangeid, Senior Vice President, Group Communications. Tel: +47 913 10 458
Terttu Tuominen, Communications Manager, Kvaerner Pulp & Paper: Tel: +358 (0)40 501 1415
 
Investor relations:
Tore Langballe, Vice President, Group Communications. Tel: +47 6751 3106
 
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Aker Kvaerner is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. Group activities span a number of industries, including Oil and Gas upstream and downstream, Process, Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Power, Chemical Pulping, Environmental and Shipbuilding. Aker Kvaerner is a multi-local group of businesses with nearly USD 6 billion of annual revenues and around 35 000 employees in more than 30 countries.
 
Kvaerner Power is the No. 1 chemical recovery equipment supplier in the world with 300 recovery boiler and 300 evaporation unit deliveries. The company is also a pioneer in fluidized bed combustion. Approximately 200 boilers in operation testify to the expertise in fluidized bed technology and in handling demanding fuels.