Shandong Sun Paper (China) Industry Joint Stock Co., (Arkadelphia, Ark., USA) has recently awarded Pöyry with the environmental permitting and pre-engineering services assignment for a new bio-refining mill project in Arkansas.

The assignment covers environmental permit application development services and pre-engineering services for the new mill. Local teams in China and the U.S. together with Pöyry`s global resources and know-how will aid Sun Paper in building an efficient, state-of-the-art bio-refining mill.

Headquartered in China`s Shandong Province, Sun Paper ranks among the top 500 Chinese enterprises and is one of the world`s top pulp and paper producers. The company employs approximately 10,000 people worldwide. The planned investment value will be more than $1 billion, and the new mill will create around 250 new jobs.

"The key element for our business success is the best team and excellent cooperation partners... The best team can select the right partners, who are able to deliver the best solutions." said the CEO of Sun Paper. 

"In the U.S., there`s no greenfield pulp mill built for nearly 30 years. We know that Pöyry can utilize their global expertise and in-depth know-how to help us build the world-class, energy efficient, operating cost-effective, and environmental-friendly, state-of-the-art bio-refining mill," added Guangdong Ying, chief engineer and deputy GM, Sun Paper.

"We are proud to be Sun Paper`s selected partner in this global project. By executing this project using our combined Asian, North American, and European resources, we`re able to provide Sun Paper the best engineering solutions and technological knowledge," said Nicholas Oksanen, president of Pöyry`s Industry Business Group. "This project further strengthens Pöyry`s position as the world`s leading pulp and paper engineering consultancy."

The value of the order was not disclosed.