Ubitec Oy has entered into an agreement with Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, for process and building electrification installations and instrumentation installations. 

The delivery include installations, testing and commissioning services for the process areas of Recausticizing, Lime Kiln and Bark Gasification for the new bioproduct mill.  

Ubitec’s scope of supply involves electrical and instrumentation installations of the parts delivered by bioproduct mill main process technology supplier, Valmet. Valmet will deliver all mechanical and process plant technologies from woodhandling to pulp drying and baling including Engineering, Procurement and Construction services. 

The Kemi bioproduct mill will produce 1.5 million tonnes of softwood and hardwood pulp per year, as well as many other bioproducts such as biogas and biopellets and much more. It will also produce 2.0 TWh of renewable electricity per year, which equals to roughly 2,5 percent of Finland’s total electricity production. The new fossil-free mill will replace the current pulp mill in Kemi, which has reached the end of its lifespan. The new bioproduct mill construction is currently underway focusing on the erection of process plant buildings and the start-up of new mill is scheduled to the third quarter of 2023. 

Ubitec’s scope of work will start in July 2022 and are scheduled to be completed during spring 2023. Delivery includes overall electrical and automation system related installations executed by Ubitec’s dedicated project team, ensuring the start-up of the mill on time. The crew of almost 40 professionals will be involved in the site activities from cable tray erection, power cabling and lighting installation to commissioning of the process instrumentation in many stages of this project. Contract signed is the largest single project delivery to date in terms of scope and turnover for Ubitec. 

For more information   

Leo Nokelainen, CEO, Ubitec Oy, p. 040 575 0607.