BABCOCK & WILCOX AWARDED AUSTRIAN RECOVERY BOILER PROJECT.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1996--McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MDR MDR, n See multidrug resistance. MDR, n the abbreviation for minimum daily requirement, specifically the Minimum Daily Requirements for Specific Nutrients compiled by the United States Food and Drug Administration. ) announced today that its Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) Power Generation Group has signed a contract to supply a turnkey recovery boiler Recovery boiler is the part of Kraft process of pulping where chemicals for white liquor are recovered and reformed from black liquor. In the process lignin of the wood, bound in black liquor at this phase, is burned and heat generated. facility to Zellstoff P ls AG, a leading pulp and paper manufacturer in Austria. The contract is valued at approximately $70 million. B&W, in a consortium with Austrian Energy & Environment, Graz, Austria, will supply the complete 1,900 ton per day black liquor Black liquor is a byproduct of the Kraft process, (also known as Kraft pulping or sulfate process) during the production of paper pulp. Wood is decomposed into cellulose fibers (from which paper is made), hemicellulose and lignin fragments. recovery boiler island including foundation, evaporators, scrubbers and precipitators as well as the balance of plant. The mill, located near Judenburg, Austria, has a reputation as one of the cleanest mills of its kind in terms of air and water pollution in Europe. Meeting Zellstoff P ls AG's strict environmental standards was one of the key challenges for all project competitors who bid on the project. Dr. Karl Haller, the General Manager of P ls said, "With intense competition, B&W was selected for the contract because of their superior technological capabilities. They could supply robust, low maintenance recovery boilers that have a reputation for environmental excellence." The new recovery boiler, which will be the mill's second unit, will replace a boiler that was not supplied by B&W and will bring the mill's sulfate sulfate, chemical compound containing the sulfate (SO4) radical. Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, H2SO4, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal (e.g., sodium) or a radical (e.g., ammonium or ethyl). pulp capacity to 330,000 ton per year. It is scheduled to begin operation in October 1997. McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) is a leading worldwide energy services company. The company and its subsidiaries manufacture steam generating equipment, environmental equipment, and products for the U.S. government. They also provide engineering and construction services for industrial, utility, and hydrocarbon processing facilities, and for the shipbuilding industry Noun 1. shipbuilding industry - an industry that builds ships industry - the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "each industry has its own trade publications" shipbuilder - a business that builds and repairs ships . Through its majority ownership of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. (NYSE:JRM JRM Journal of Recreational Mathematics JRM Journal of Reproductive Medicine ), McDermott International, Inc. also participates in offshore construction. CONTACT: McDermott International, Inc., New Orleans Don Washington, 504/587-4080 |
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