Pulp and Paper Industry Spends Big on Boiler and Turbine Projects with More than $6 Billion in Project Expenditures Globally

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugarland, Texas)--Pulp and Paper manufacturers around the world are investing heavily in steam and power generation projects at mill sites. Industrial Info is tracking more than $6 billion in project expenditures aimed at building new power plants, installing additional electrical generating units and rebuilding and upgrading boilers and turbines as well as auxiliary equipment/systems. Project expenditures range from $1 million to as much as $260 million and include more than 330 project spending plans.

Installations of new electrical generating units range in size from 5 megawatts (MW) to 300 megawatts, including steam and gas turbines. One of the largest expenditures on record is tied to plans to build a 290-MW power plant as part of a $1.8 billion grassroot pulp mill project in Brazil.

Expenditures include projects for both power and recovery boilers, along with the related environmental control equipment. One example is a project plan that calls for a $4 million investment to replace an electrostatic precipitator at a mill in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. in 2017.

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Examples of project plans include:

• $187 million, 110-MW Grassroot Coal-Fired Power Station in Japan
• $128 million, 60-MW Combustion Turbine Unit Addition in the U.K.
• $106 million, 150-MW Cogen Unit Addition in Germany
• $100 million, New Power Boiler in North Carolina
• $73 million, 50-MW Combined-Cycle Unit in Mexico
• $20 million, 22-MW Combustion Turbine Addition in Michigan

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Industrial Info's database of active capital and maintenance expenditures by the Pulp, Paper & Wood Industry worldwide shows current expenditures of $84.3 billion and more than 1,900 active projects. The North American portion comes out to more than 800 active projects that total more than $13 billion. Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle™, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at www.industrialinfo.com.