Weyerhaeuser Erecting Steel for New Recovery Boiler in Alberta

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Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Weyerhaeuser Company (Federal Way, Washington) (NYSE:WY ) is in the steel erection phase of construction on a new $125 million black liquor recovery boiler at a pulp mill in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Weyerhaeuser hopes to begin the mechanical installation phase this winter, with startup of the new boiler slated for the spring of 2007.

The Grande Prairie recovery boiler project is one of a number of recovery boilers targeted for replacement by Weyerhaeuser. For more information, see related September 23, 2004 news article - Weyerhaeuser Staring at $1 Billion Investment in Recovery Boilers.

North America Demographics Report - Weyerhaeuser Company - The company has Over 180 operational Pulp, Paper & Wood Products plants across North America. Over 40 Major Capital and Maintenance Projects valued at $534 million are actively moving forward with planning, Engineering or Construction over the next year.

In fall of 2004, Industrialinfo.com released a project report detailing Weyerhaeuser's plan to replace the mill's aging boiler with a new energy efficient unit that would also benefit the mill by lowering emissions and reducing natural gas consumption. The new boiler is being supplied by Aker Kvaerner (NYSE:AKKVF )(Lysaker, Norway) with design specifications of 2,170 tons per day dry solids, 950F, 1,500 psi.

Weyerhaeuser Engineering Services is managing the entire project and is preparing and releasing bid packages on site.

Operations at the Grande Prairie site began in 1972 and the mill currently produces air-dried paper grade pulp, specialty pulps, and market pulp.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2004, sales were $22.7 billion. The company has offices or operations in 19 countries and a worldwide customer base. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber, the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products, and real estate construction, development, and related activities.

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