With this investment, the site, which is mainly co-firing peat and wood residues will fulfil the strict environmental protection standards set by the European Union’s Industrial Emissions Directive becoming effective in 2016. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015.

The innovative Andritz flue gas cleaning technology is based on the combination of an electrostatic precipitator and a flue gas scrubber. The focus of this investment is specifically on increasing energy efficiency and utilization of the heat flows from the flue gas scrubber. For example, the plant buildings will be heated by waste heat from the condensate.