May 23, 2007. /Lesprom Network/. Metso Paper will supply Celulose Beira Industrial (Celbi) S.A. with a new recovery boiler, a new evaporation plant and a cooking plant modernization to Celbi’s Figueira da Foz pulp mill in Portugal. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009. The total value of the order is approximately Euro 130 million. The new recovery boiler and the new 7-effect evaporation plant, which will be delivered by Metso Paper's Power business line, are rated at 2 000 tonnes of dry solids per day and 590 tonnes of evaporated water per hour. Metso Paper's Fiber business line will deliver a capacity upgrade and modernization of the existing cooking and brown stock washing plant. The equipment is part of Celbi's pulp mill expansion project to increase the pulp production capacity from 305 000 to 550 000 tonnes per year. Celbi Pulp Mill, part of the Altri Group, produces high quality short-fiber eucalyptus pulp. Celbi's pulp is suitable for the production of printing, writing and specialty papers, and tissue. The mill obtains half of its fiber raw material from its own plantations. Metso Paper is the global market leader and a forerunner in pulp and paper technology. The company has its own operations and production in 28 countries. In 2005 Metso Paper had a net sales of Euro 1.7 million and a personnel of 8 200. The largest market areas are Europe, North America and Asia.