UPM Awards Engineering Contract for New Lappeenranta Biorefinery to Pöyry

UPM, Finland, has awarded a contract for detail engineering on its biorefinery project at Lappeenranta, Finland, to Pöyry's Industry business group. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the assignment.

Finland-based Pöyry's engineering assignment includes services for civil and plant engineering, project control, procurement, document management, and industrial safety. The services will be carried out during 2012 - 2014.

The Lappeenranta Biorefinery is UPM's first step in its strategy towards being a key player in advanced biofuels production and therefore a vital part of UPM's Biofore strategy.

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