“The rebuilt cooking plant together with the new brown stock washing plant will more efficiently utilize the wood raw material and lower the chemical consumption in the pulping process. In addition the cooking plant rebuild and the new screening plant will substantially lower the energy consumption within the process area,” says Alf Sondell, Production Manager at BillerudKorsnäs, Gruvön mill.

The value of the order will not be disclosed. Metso’s scope of supply will include a rebuild of the existing cooking plant to feature a CompactCooking G2 digester. The delivery will also comprise a new ImpBin chip impregnation system, a new pressure diffuser and a screening plant.