Vantaa, Finland, 02 June 2009 -- Pöyry has been commissioned to provide permitting engineering services for the Investlesprom's Segezha pulp mill in Russia. The total value of the assignment exceeds EUR 6 million.

 

The services include project management and permitting engineering services for all disciplines extended over the whole pulp mill. The work will be performed by Pöyry's Finnish and Russian experts. The assignment is expected to start immediately and will be completed by mid-2010.

 

Investlesprom is modernizing and expanding its pulp mill in the Republic of Karelia in Russia. The planned investment includes new wood room, fiberline, pulp dryer, recovery island, and power plant and improvements to the site infrastructure. The pulp mill will have a production capacity of about 850,000 tons/year.

 

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