International technology group ANDRITZ has secured major service contracts from SCA, Europe’s largest private forest owner, to enhance the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden.
The contracts include the replacement of an economiser in the recovery boiler and the implementation of the SYNERGY Services concept for the white liquor plant and pulp drying processes. These improvements will increase availability and efficiency, thus helping to deliver the mill’s primary objective of increasing pulp production.
Replacing recovery boiler heating surfaces, such as economizers, is one of ANDRITZ’s core service capabilities. According to Per Strand, Mill Manager at SCA Östrand: “We appreciated the solid design of the ANDRITZ economizers and the dedication shown by the project team. When we tested the SYNERGY concept, we found it to offer a structured approach that we believe can support our efforts to optimize pulp production at the Östrand mill.”
In the pulp and paper industry, the demand for long-term service partnerships is increasing to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency in mills. The SYNERGY Services concept is a strategic lifecycle management approach that combines ANDRITZ’s expertise in process, equipment, and automation with advanced technologies to enhance process efficiency and maximize equipment availability.
About SCA
SCA is Europe’s largest private forest owner with 2.6 million hectares of forest land in Northern Sweden and approximately 70,000 hectares in the Baltics. They have a long tradition of caring for and cultivating the forest and have a great responsibility for how we carry out our forestry measures.
SCA’s responsible forestry combines high production of valuable renewable raw material with extensive consideration to the forest’s other values – biodiversity, reindeer husbandry, ancient and cultural remains, experiences and much more. At the same time, their forests, and the sustainable products that come from them, make an important contribution to the development of a fossil-free society.
A responsible and active forest management has resulted in SCA having well-managed forests, which contribute to biodiversity as well as conservation and recreational values, while in parallel the standing volume is growing in the forest and an increasing volume of renewable raw material can be harvested.
About ANDRITZ
As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.
ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.
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