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February First large order from India for stainless steel strip production
Andritz receives an order from Jindal Stainless Steel Ltd. in New Delhi, the largest stainless steel strip manufacturer in India, to supply a continuous annealing and pickling line for cold-rolled stainless steel strip. April Complete fiberline for Marusumi Paper
Andritz is selected to deliver a new pulp fiberline and chemical recovery systems for Marusumi Paper’s Ohe mill on Shikoku Island. Andritz will deliver the project on an EPC basis. May Main process equipment for pulp mill in Uruguay
Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab and Andritz Oy sign a letter of intent under which Andritz will supply the main process equipment for Botnia’s pulp mill currently being built in Uruguay. The agreement encompasses a fiberline – from wood handling to pulp drying – as well as a chemical recovery system. June Acquisition of Lenser Filtration
Andritz signs an agreement to purchase 100% of Lenser Filtration GmbH + Co. KG in Senden, Germany. Lenser is one of the leading global manufacturers of filter elements from thermoplastic materials for solid/liquid separation in filter presses. This acquisition enables Andritz to offer complete filter press solutions to customers. July Heavy-duty hot-dip galvanizing system for voestalpine Stahl
In connection with the Linz 2010 project, Andritz receives an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH for the supply of a heavy-duty hot-dip galvanizing system. The award of this major order to Andritz again emphasizes the long and successful cooperation of the two companies. An option for the supply of a second, almost identical system is also signed. Complete stainless steel plant for China
Andritz receives an order from JIUQUAN Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China for the supply of a complete plant for the manufacture of cold-rolled stainless steel strip. Andritz Group is in charge of engineering, supply of the key components, and supervision of installation and start-up of the various parts of the plant.
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October Large order from China
Andritz receives follow-up orders from the Taigang Group for the further expansion of Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Taiyuan/Shanxi, China. For these orders Andritz will supply a stainless steel cold-strip annealing and pickling line, a 20-high rolling mill, and an S6-high reversing mill. November Woodyard and complete fiberline for pulp mill in Brazil
Andritz and Suzano Bahi Sul Papel e Celulose S.A. (“Suzano”) sign a letter of intent under which Andritz will supply the woodyard and the fiberline (washing, screening, bleaching) for a new pulp line of Suzano to be built at the Mucuri mill in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Andritz acquires majority stake in Paper Business Area of Küsters
Andritz announced to acquire a 60% stake in the Paper Business Area of Eduard Küsters Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany. Küsters, which is active in the areas of Paper, Nonwoven, and Textiles, was taken over by German-based Jagenberg AG in the summer of 2005 from family ownership. The Paper and Nonwoven Business Areas will be integrated into a joint company (Andritz 60%, Jagenberg 40%), with Andritz assuming the industrial leadership. Andritz to supply greenfield mechanical pulping system to Vietnam
Andritz received an order from Tracodi, Vietnam for construction of a greenfield mill for producing market mechanical pulp. Kenaf, from agriculture, will be the only raw material used, thus renewable resources will be processed using environmentally-friendly technology. The project will create 30,000 new jobs in the Long An Province, South Vietnam, thus making a significant contribution to the improvement of living conditions in this region. December Recovery boiler to SCA
SCA Packaging Obbola AB, Sweden ordered a new recovery boiler. The technology concept and features of the recovery boiler to be delivered by Andritz will meet SCA’s targets to further reduce emissions and to maximize electricity production.
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