EANS-News: ANDRITZ to upgrade CMPC Celulosa´s Santa Fe mill, line 2, Chile

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz, June 10, 2010. International technology
Group ANDRITZ will deliver the equipment for a capacity increase of
line 2 at CMPC Celulosa´s Santa Fe mill, Chile. The scope of supply
includes a new eucalyptus debarking and chipping line, as well as
equipment for and modifications to the existing fiberline, pulp
drying line, and white liquor plant, all supplied on an EPC basis in
2006 by ANDRITZ´s business area PULP & PAPER. The order value amounts
to approximately 40 MEUR; start-up of the upgraded line 2 in the
Santa Fe mill is scheduled for September 2011.

The original design capacity of line 2 was 780,000 t/a, and the
modification and new equipment will enable CMPC to produce 1,126,000
t/a of prime grade market pulp. ANDRITZ received the order to upgrade
the existing ANDRITZ recovery boiler necessary to support this
capacity increase in October 2009.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP The ANDRITZ GROUP is a globally leading supplier of
plants and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and
other specialized industries (solid/liquid separation, feed and
biofuel). The Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria and has a staff
of approximately 13,400 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over
120 production sites, service and sales companies all around the
world.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER is a leading global
supplier of turnkey systems and services for the production of all
types of pulp, paper, tissue paper, board, fiber-board (MDF),
nonwovens, as well as of biomass boilers and gasifiers for energy
production. The technologies available are employed for the
processing of logs and annual fibers, the production of chemical and
mechanical pulps as well as recycled paper fibers, recovery and reuse
of chemicals, generation of energy from biomass, preparation of paper
machine furnish from virgin or recycled fibers, production of paper,
tissue paper and board, calendering and coating of paper, and the
handling of reject materials and sludges. Services include complete
mill maintenance, equipment upgrades and rebuilds, engineered wear
products, and spare parts.

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Further inquiry note:

Dr. Michael Buchbauer

Head of Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations

Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979

Fax: +43 316 6902 465

mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com

Branche: Machine Manufacturing
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