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Metso will supply the main technology for Ilim Group’s new kraft pulp mill, to be built in Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The value of the order is approximately EUR 180 million.

Metso’s delivery to Ilim Group represents state-of-the-art pulping technology. The scope of supply will cover a complete fiber line comprising a CompactCooking G2 digester, a screen room with DeltaScreen screens, an OxyTrac oxygen delignification system, brown stock washing and bleaching plants with TwinRoll Evolution wash presses and a DryWay drying line with a Fourdrinier wet end and two Robobaling lines. Integral to the Bratsk reconstruction program are a new Metso recovery boiler and an upgrade of the evaporation plant. Furthermore, Metso will deliver a metsoDNA CR automation system for all process areas, and necessary analyzers and special equipment for quality and runnability management. The order received emphasizes Metso's strong capabilities as a full-scope supplier for the pulp industry. The new pulp mill is scheduled to start up during 2012.

The new pulp mill will produce 720,000 tonnes of bleached softwood market pulp a year, bringing the overall annual pulp production at Bratsk to over 1 million tonnes. When in operation, the Bratsk mill will be one of the world’s largest and most modern softwood pulp production facilities. Ilim Group’s overall investments in the project are about EUR 570 million (nearly USD 700 million).

Ilim Group is a leading Russian pulp and paper producer, headquartered in St. Petersburg. The strategic partner of Ilim Group is International Paper, a global leader in the paper and packaging industry. The total annual pulp and paper production volume of Ilim Group is more than 2.3 million tonnes. Ilim Group employs over 20,000 people.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact:

Mikael T. Sundqvist, Senior Vice President, Sales, Fiber business line, Metso,
tel. +46 70 533 50 77
Hannu Tähkänen, Senior Vice President, Wood and Pulp Handling, Fiber business line, Metso,
tel. + 358 40 551 7947
Kari Remes, General Manager, Sales, Power business line, Metso,
tel. +358 40 709 2015

CTS has got a membership of SRO for practicing design activities in Russia. Scope of this engineering license covers company´s earlier Russian engineering licenses.

The earlier license obtaining practice has been changed at the end of year 2009 to a system where companies apply for membership of so called self-regulated organizations (SRO) which have been established especially for this purpose. Federal environment and technology organization Rostechnadzor has given for particular, non commercial organizations a right to grant certificates for practicing design activity in Russia.

The certificates can be granted without time limitations for activity for both domestic and foreign companies.

CTS Engtec has a lot of experience in the design of demanding paper, board and pulp mill projects as well as in the design of energy systems for paper, pulp and the mechanical forest industries in Russia. The company has an excellant technical knowledge of renewable energy sources e.g CHP- plants (combined heat and power) and bioenergy plants.

The company can provide Russian clients conceptual study, pre-study and pre-engineering, basic and detail engineering, environmental technology services, project management and maintenance engineering.

CTS's flexible organization and working methods are particularly adapted for implementing rebuild projects as well as green field mill projects in Russia and around the world.

The first ever PEFC sustainable forest management certificate in Russia has been issued to Metsäliitto Podporozhye, PEFC announced today. The certificate was awarded after independent review and field auditing verified the company's sustainable management of their forest area in Leningrad Province northeast of St. Petersburg.

"This marks a great achievement for PEFC," commented Ben Gunneberg, Secretary General of Geneva-based PEFC International. "PEFC is the world's largest forest certification system, and increasing the area of PEFC certified forests is essential to promote sustainable management practices globally. This certificate marks the start of that growth in Russia".

"We consider PEFC certification is an excellent tool for sustainable forest management in Russia. It offers a real solution for companies wishing to demonstrate best practice in the forest industry", said Mikhail Kobelkov, Vice-Chairman of the Russian National Council of Forestry Certification, which manages the PEFC-endorsed forest certification system in Russia.

The Russian Federation contains an estimated 800 million hectares of forest, the equivalent to over 20 % of the world's forest area and more than Canada and Brazil combined.

While major forest policy reforms are now ongoing throughout Russia to safeguard the long-term management of the resource, export markets in Europe and Asia continue to demand large amounts of Russian wood and wood products. Requiring wood and wood products to be certified is one of the most credible ways to encourage sustainability in the industry.

Forest certification is a market-based, voluntary tool designed to recognize and promote sustainable forest management practices through independent, third-party verification against standards.

"The awarding of this very first forest management certificate today demonstrates to forest managers in Russia that achieving PEFC certification is possible. Furthermore, it signals to key markets in Russia, Europe and Asia, that PEFC certified material is available from Russia and now is the time to demand it," said Gunneberg.