Austria-headed international technology group Andritz AG (ANDRITZ) has announced that it has been awarded significant service contracts by forest industry major Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA), Europe’s largest private forest owner, to further improve the performance of its Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden.
The contracts, the value of which has not been disclosed, include the replacement of an economizer 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 at Östrand.
Core service capability
Replacing recovery boiler heating surfaces, such as economizers, is one of ANDRITZ’s core service capabilities.
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, said Per Strand, Mill Manager at SCA Östrand.
Need for long-term service partnerships
In the pulp and paper industry, there is a growing need for long-term service partnerships to ensure the continuous improvement and operational efficiency of mills.
The SYNERGY Services concept is a strategic approach to lifecycle management that combines ANDRITZ’s process, equipment, and automation expertise with advanced technologies to increase process efficiency and equipment availability.
We provide tailored solutions that drive our customers’ success. We will collaborate closely with SCA’s experts to further improve productivity at the Östrand mill. Seeing the long-term positive impact of these service agreements on SCA’s operations motivates us to consistently do our best, said Hannu Pyykönen, Director of SYNERGY Solutions at ANDRITZ.
