Tembec will proceed with a $190-million boiler replacement at the Temiscaming specialty dissolving pulp mill. The co-gen project will substitute a new boiler for the three aging low-pressure boilers currently in use.
In addition to improving productivity and uptime, the upgrade will also permit the facility to sell 30-40 MW of incremental green power to the Quebec provincial electric utility, according to Pulp & Paper Canada.
Tembec president and CEO James Lopez Lopez also announced a possible 30,000 tonne/yr capacity expansion for the specialty pulp mill.
The expansion is also a green energy project, because it will generate another 10 MW of electricity for export to the provincial grid.
The $100-million includes 11 original digesters replaced with 10 new stainless steel vessels. The project is expected to be complete in 2015, and would have a 2.4 year payback.
Tembec is a producer of lumber, pulp, and paper, with operations in Canada and France.
