Pöyry awarded tall oil plant contract in Austria

The value of the contract is about 1.6 million euros, and it will be executed over a period of eleven months.The assignment comprises a 2.5 tons per hour crude tall oil plant with auxiliaries based on the HDS (Hydro Dynamic Separation) technology, which is Pöyry´s proprietary know-how. Similar technology based equipment has already been installed in the 20 most modern pulp mills in Europe, USA, Canada and China.Zellstoff Pöls is a member of the Heinzel Group, and the mill is the largest manufacturer of elementary chlorine-free (ECF) bleached softwood sulphate pulp in Central Europe. The mill employs 380 people and has a capacity of 400 000 tons per year.