Metso Panelboard has been selected as a major supplier of equipment for a new fibreboard plant to Berneck S.A.s operations in Araucária, Paraná, Brazil. The new plant is scheduled for start-up in early 2008. The value of the order is approximately EUR 6 million. The delivery includes equipment for debarking and chipping, silos for dosing and storing of raw material and biomass, and a fibre preparation system. Metso Panelboard will also supply a glue kitchen, drying equipment including a two-stage dryer, and a sifter. In addition, the scope of supply includes process automation for the systems and equipment from Metso. Engineering services, such as installation and start-up supervision, will also be provided. The new MDF plant will have an annual production capacity of about 340,000 m3. Berneck is a leading panel producer in Brazil with a substantial particleboard facility and sawmill already in operation on the site in Araucária. (Source: Metso)