Kvaerner secures US$30 million boiler contract in Sweden

The boiler will be among the largest energy-from-waste boilers supplied by Kvaerner, and the same size as the two boilers for a new energy-from-waste plant operated by Sogama in Spain, recently commissioned.
The project will be completed in the Autumn of 2002 and the new boiler will produce district heat for the city of Norrkoping, together with process steam for a nearby ethanol factory. It will use mainly household and industrial waste as a fuel source, with the use of municipal sludge as a supplemental fuel.
The power plant is located south of Stockholm and already operates a large 125 MWth CFB boiler, which was supplied by Kvaerner in 1993.

For further information:
Kari Remes, Kvaerner Pulping Oy (Finland): +358 3 241 2706/ +358 40 709 2015 or
Sven-Arne Andersson, Kvaerner Pulping AB (Sweden): +46 3150 1285/ +46 70 574 6725 or
Paul Emberley, Vice President, Group Communications, Kvaerner PLC (UK): +44 (0)20 7339 1035 or +44 (0)7768 813090

Notes to editors:
Kvaerner is a world-class Anglo-Norwegian engineering and construction group with the capability and resources to undertake the worlds most challenging projects. Todays Kvaerner is an industrial technology provider. It meets the needs of its customers by adding value to their business - through the provision of innovative, cost-effective solutions to engineering, contracting and construction challenges. The Groups activities are organised in two core business areas: E&C (Engineering and Construction), and Oil & Gas. Other current activities, which include shipbuilding and pulping equipment, are to be sold. Kvaerner is a Norwegian registered business, but has a London, UK-based international headquarters. The Group has annual revenues of approximately US$7.5 billion, with some 35,000 permanent staff located in almost 35 countries throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas.
The Power Divison of Kvaerner Pulping is one of the worlds leading suppliers of boilers and evaporation plants to the pulp and paper, and power industries. The company supplies power boilers worldwide and offers a wide range of boilers for different needs, from small units to large tailor-made boilers. Over 120 bubbling fluidized bed boilers and 50 circulating fluidized bed boilers in operation testify to Kvaerners expertise in fluidized bed technology and in handling demanding fuels. Concerns about the environment and tighter restrictions on landfill disposal are encouraging the construction of municipal solid-waste fired plants. Combustion systems, using waste materials as a fuel source and utilising fluidised bed technology, are eco-efficient, ensuring that the most stringent emissions targets can be met.