International technology group ANDRITZ has been awarded significant service contracts by SCA, Europe's largest private forest owner, to further improve the performance of the Östrand pulp mill in northern Sweden.

The contracts include the replacement of an economizer in the recovery boiler and the implementation of the SYNERGY Services concept for the white liquor plant and pulp drying processes. These improvements will increase availability and efficiency, thus helping to deliver the mill's primary objective of increasing pulp production.

Replacing recovery boiler heating surfaces, such as economizers, is one of ANDRITZ's core service capabilities. According to Per Strand, Mill Manager at SCA Östrand: "We appreciated the solid design of the ANDRITZ economizers and the dedication shown by the project team. When we tested the SYNERGY concept, we found it to offer a structured approach that we believe can support our efforts to optimize pulp production at the Östrand mill."