Aker Solutions has signed a contract with Ilim Group to supply an integrated chlorine dioxide plant for Ilim's pulp mill project in Bratsk, Russia. The contract value to Aker Solutions is approximately $18 million. Aker Solutions will supply technology, engineering, equipment, site and commissioning services from its office in Vancouver, Canada, with support from its office in Moscow.

The 15 ton/day integrated chlorine dioxide plant is scheduled for commissioning in 2012, and will complement Ilim's $700 million project to build a new, modern 720,000 ton/year pulp line at Ilim Group's existing Bratsk Mill.

The plant will utilize Aker Solutions' proprietary integrated chlorine dioxide process technology, which has been adopted by pulp mills around to world to gain production cost advantages and to reduce their dependence on external chemical suppliers.

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