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29.04.2008
Graz, Helsinki, 29 April 2008. International technology Group Andritz has been
entrusted with the supply of steam boilers based on fluidized bed combustion
technology for power plants in Spain and Portugal using biomass as fuel. The
value of the orders is over 80 million Euros.
To Grupo Empresarial ENCE, S.A., Spain, Andritz will supply a high pressure
steam boiler plant for their pulp mill in Huelva, Andalusia, Spain. The 170 MW
boiler will use energy cultivates and forest residues as fuels. Start-up of the
plant is scheduled for the end of 2009. When completed, the plant will be one of
the largest green electricity biomass power plants in Spain and will generate 50
MWe of green electricity supplied to the grid.
To Portucel - Empresa Produtora de Pasta e Papel, S.A., Portugal, Andritz will
deliver steam boilers for their two power plants to be built at the Cacia and
Setúbal mills in Portugal. Electric power output of the plants will be 15 MWe
each. The boilers are based on fluidized bed technology and the fuel used (50
MW/unit) is mainly eucalyptus and pine. Start-up of both plants is scheduled for
the end of 2009.
Biomass-based electricity production plays an increasingly important role in the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. With the state-of-the-art
Andritz steam boilers, customers are able to generate "green energy" in an
efficient and environmentally friendly way. 
The Andritz product portfolio for green electricity production also includes
gasifiers and recovery boilers. These are mainly used by the pulp and paper
industry, but increasingly also by the power generating industry.
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The Andritz Group
The Andritz Group is a global market leader in the supply of customized plants,
systems, and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower industry,
the steel industry, and other specialized industries (solid/liquid separation,
feed, and biofuel).  Headquartered in Graz, Austria, the Group has about 12,000
employees worldwide.  It manufactures and sells its products and services
globally.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com
emitter:      Andritz AG
              Stattegger Straße 18
              A-8045 Graz
phone:        +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX:          +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail:         welcome@andritz.com
WWW:          www.andritz.com
sector:       Machine Manufacturing
ISIN:         AT0000730007
indexes:      WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official dealing: Wiener Börse AG 
language:     English