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AMEC Vancouver to manage Sappi mill conversion

November 14, 2011  By Pulp & Paper Canada


The Vancouver and Johannesburg offices of engineering and project management company AMEC will undertake the engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) of its Sappi’s GoCell Project in South Africa.

The Vancouver and Johannesburg offices of engineering and project management company AMEC will undertake the engineering, procurement, construction management (EPCM) of its Sappi’s GoCell Project in South Africa.

The GoCell Project is located at Sappi’s Ngodwana mill, near Nelspruit in Mpumalanga. The project will reconfigure one of the mill’s existing production lines to produce chemical cellulose (CC). CC is a feedstock for the viscose staple fibre industry, which manufactures textile and non-woven fibres.

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The Vancouver office will provide project management and engineering design services, and the local office will provide engineering design support, project services and construction management and site support.

The AMEC team has started mobiliation and set-up, with the EPCM to follow. Completion is scheduled for 2013.


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