EANS-News: ANDRITZ to supply eco-friendly biomass boiler plant to Fortum Värme, Sweden

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Graz (euro adhoc) - Graz, January 10, 2013. International technology
Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Fortum Värme to supply a
circulating fluidized bed boiler for the new Värtaverket combined
heat and power plant in Stockholm, Sweden. The biomass boiler plant
will be one of the largest of its kind worldwide. Start-up is
scheduled for the third quarter of 2015.

The order includes the supply of a PowerFluid fluidized bed boiler
with useful heat output of 330 MW, a flue gas cleaning plant, as well
as the electrical and control systems. With the new plant from
ANDRITZ Energy & Environment, which will cover the rising demand for
district heating in Stockholm, fossil-based fuels like coal and oil
can be replaced largely by eco-friendly biomass. When the biomass
boiler plant is started up, the proportion of renewable fuels used at
the Värtaverket power station will increase from 45% to 70%.

The heating generated in the new Värtaverket combined heat and power
plant will be equivalent to the demand from a total of 190,000
households. Current investments by Fortum Värme make a substantial
contribution towards placing Stockholm among the leading capital
cities worldwide in terms of air quality. Fortum Värme's goal is to
supply Stockholm entirely with climate-neutral heat by 2030.

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The ANDRITZ GROUP International technology Group ANDRITZ is a
globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for
hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, solid/liquid
separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, the steel
industry, and the production of animal feed and biomass pellets. In
addition, ANDRITZ offers technologies for other sectors including
automation, pumps, machinery for nonwovens and plastic films, steam
boiler plants, biomass boilers and gasification plants for energy
generation, flue gas cleaning plants, plants for the production of
panelboard (MDF), thermal sludge utilization, and torrefaction
plants. The publicly listed ANDRITZ GROUP is headquartered in Graz,
Austria, and has a staff of more than 17,700 employees worldwide.
ANDRITZ operates over 180 production sites, service, and sales
companies all around the world.

ANDRITZ Energy & Environment ANDRITZ Energy & Environment, part of
the PULP & PAPER business area, is a globally leading, full-line
supplier of energy generation and environmental technology plants and
systems. The company plans and builds turnkey power plants and
supplies such components as steam boilers and flue gas cleaning
systems. Service and modernization complete the product portfolio.

Further inquiry note:
Oliver Pokorny
Group Treasury, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 1332
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:oliver.pokorny@andritz.com

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company: Andritz AG
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