Metso wins best automation award by the Brazilian Technical Association of the pulp and paper industry

HELSINKI, Nov. 15, 2011 (Press Release) - For the sixth time, Metso has been chosen as the best company in the Automation category by ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. The award was granted on October 4, 2011, at the 44th Pulp and Paper International Congress and Exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil.

In 2011, Metso further strengthened its presence in South America. In April, the company concluded an agreement to supply all main technology for the 1.5 million-ton greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated producers of pulp and paper in Latin America. The new mill will be built in the state of Maranhão in the northeastern part of Brazil. Startup is scheduled for the first half of 2013.

Metso's scope of supply covers the main parts of the pulp mill, comprising wood handling, the cooking plant and fiber line, pulp drying and baling, evaporation, power boiler, recovery boiler, causticizing and lime kiln. The integrated automation solution for all process areas includes an automation system, a quality management system, profilers, advanced process controls, valves, analyzers, a baling quality management system and a process & quality management system.

Another important Metso delivery includes a valve package to the Montes Del Plata project in Punta Pereira, Uruguay.

ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, arranges a pulp and paper related congress and exhibition every year. This year, the event had nearly 200 exhibitors and 8,400 visitors.