Jun 23, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Metso will supply a pressure diffuser for West Fraser's Hinton pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The new system is scheduled to start up in the fall of 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed, the company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. Metso’s scope of supply includes a pressure diffuser representing the DiConn technology and engineering and field services. The pressure diffuser will be installed in the blow line of Hinton Pulp’s existing continuous cooking system. By installing the DiConn pressure diffuser concept, the Hinton Pulp operation will benefit from improved washing efficiency which in turn will result in improved pulp quality and environmental performance. With this delivery Metso will have supplied more than twenty DiConn pressure diffuser installations. The installation of the pressure diffuser is part of an investment program where West Fraser will boost its environmental performance and contribute to a more sustainable pulp and paper industry in Canada. West Fraser is an integrated wood products company producing lumber, wood chips, LVL (laminated veneer lumber), MDF, plywood, pulp and newsprint. Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries.