Burgo Ardennes Pulping announced on Wednesday morning (June 6) that it will be having Valmet (Finland) supply the mill with a batch cooking plant for its pulp making operation in Virton, Belgium in around two years. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The start-up of the cooking plant is tentatively planned for the beginning of 2020.

"The new cooking plant will improve pulp characteristics and utilize wood raw material in a more efficient way. Additionally, we will improve local environment around the mill, mainly the odor, and reduce the energy consumption within the process area," said Michel Hartman, mill manager at Burgo Ardennes.

"Valmet continues to bring valuable solutions to our pulp customers. This delivery shows once again the strength of our cooking technology portfolio," said Sales Manager Patrik Lidbäck, Pulp and Energy at Valmet.

Valmet's scope of supply includes a new batch cooking plant with auxiliaries, such as platforms, piping and instrumentation. The installation of the supplied equipment, the commissioning and start-up services are also included.

Burgo Group is one of Europe's leading producers of coated and specialty papers. The Burgo Ardennes mill has been producing pulp since 1964, and since 1994 been a part of Burgo S.p.A. The production capacity is 380,000 tpy of pulp, which is used for the mill's own paper production while the remaining part is sold on the pulp market.