Vaahto Group Plc Oyj - Company Announcement

VAAHTO PULP & PAPER MACHINERY SELECTED TO REBUILD STORA ENSO IMATRA PULP DRYING MACHINE

Lahti, Finland, 2011-03-21 14:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21.3.2011 at 15.30 

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery selected to rebuild Stora Enso Imatra pulp drying
machine 

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery has received an important order from Stora Enso
Imatra mill in Finland. The pulp dryer of the chemical pulp mill will be
revamped for higher production output and better runability. Imatra pulp mill
produces both softwood pulp and hardwood pulp, and additionally the pulp dryer
is used for CTMP production. 

Vaahto´s supplies include water removal elements and suction roll technology as
well a new felt loop with needed guide rolls, doctors, showers and stretchers.
Honeywell Devronizer steam box is an important part of the rebuild concept. 

The wire width of the machine is 3600 mm and design speed 300 m/min. The
maximum daily output of the dryer can reach 1300 tons. 

Stora Enso knows Vaahto equipment well in advance. Vaahto has recently supplied
technology to most of Imatra machines including liquid packaging board 
machines BM1, BM4 and BM5  as well art board machine BM2. 

Equipment will be manufactured in Vaahto´s workshops in Hollola and Tampere in
Finland. The start-up is scheduled for November 2011. The value of this kind of
order amounts usually between 2 and 3 million euros. 

Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery is part of Vaahto Group, which is a globally
operating high technology company serving process industry in the fields of
pulp and paper machinery and process machinery. 

Lahti, March 21, 2011

VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ

Anssi Klinga

CEO


         Further information:
         Jyrki Strengell
         Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery
         President
         Tel: +358 400 613800