Sep 22, 2004. /Lesprom Network/. Kvaerner Pulping, part of the Aker Kvaerner group, and FFE Minerals have signed an alliance agreement for the Brazilian market. The agreement implies that Kvaerner Pulping, through its subsidiary Kvaerner do Brasil, will handle sales and service of FFE Minerals' lime reburning equipment for the Brazilian pulp and paper industry. The agreement is effective from 1 October 2004. Kvaerner Pulping and FFE Minerals have worked together to supply complete recausticizing facilities throughout the world for many years. The new alliance imply that recausticizing and lime reburning work forces are joined and gathered under one roof, the Aker Kvaerner office in Curitiba. "This agreement is an important part of the investments Kvaerner Pulping is doing within the reacusticizing area. As a result, Kvaerner Pulping can now offer complete recausticizing plants, including EPC solutions, in Brazil," says Mikael Forslund, vice president recausticizing, Kvaerner Pulping. "Kvaerner Pulping has good experience of recausticizing and production of white liquor. They are also well-acquainted with the Brazilian pulp and paper industry. We are therefore convinced that we could not have put our products in better hands," says Anders P. Jшrgensen, general manager pulp & paper technology, FFE Minerals. Kvaerner Pulping and FFE Minerals have previously signed a co-operation agreement for the Japanese market. In addition there are ongoing discussions for the establishment of similar arrangements in other markets. Aker Kvaerner ASA, through its subsidiaries and affiliates ("Aker Kvaerner"), is a leading global provider of engineering and construction services, technology products and integrated solutions. The business within Aker Kvaerner span a number of industries, including Oil & Gas production, Refining & Chemicals, Mining & Metals, Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology, Power Generation and Pulp & Paper. Aker Kvaerner has aggregated annual revenues of approximately USD 4.5 billion and employs around 21,000 employees in more than 30 countries. The Aker Kvaerner group consists of a number of separate legal entities. Aker Kvaerner is used as the common brand/trademark for most of these entities. The parent company in the group is Aker Kvaerner ASA. Kvaerner Pulping is a leading supplier of machines, process systems and service for the chemical pulp industry world-wide. The products are used for continuous cooking, washing, oxygen delignification, bleaching and recausticizing plants. Kvaerner Pulping aims to improve customers' products, productivity and profitability through innovative technical solutions and strong commitments. Kvaerner Pulping, headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, has annual revenues of approximately USD 175 million and employs more than 600 employees in 12 countries. FFE Minerals, part of the F.L.Schmidt Group, provides engineered mineral processing equipment and services to the mining, metallurgical, pyroprocessing, alumina, and pulp & paper industries. Utilizing the latest in equipment technology, resources and materials, FFE Minerals engineered solutions help customers find the optimum designs, equipment and process support for their systems.