AMEC Awarded Waste-to-Energy Contract

AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, has announced that it has been awarded a $93 million contract by Lake Forest, Ill.-based Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), for energy efficiency upgrades at its linerboard mill in Valdosta, Ga.

According to a company press release, work is currently underway on the project and it is expected to be completed by the end of 2011. Upon completion, the Valdosta mill will burn only internally generated wood waste and black liquor in its boilers and will self-generate nearly 100 percent of its electricity requirements, the company says.

AMEC will be providing engineering, procurement and construction services for the recovery power modernization project, which includes a new recovery boiler, turbine generator and evaporator upgrades. The new equipment is deemed pollution-control and a large percentage of it produces self-sustained, green energy.

“We are delighted that PCA has entrusted us with the delivery of this important project and look forward to helping PCA reduce fossil fuel consumption by replacing purchased power with self-sustained, green energy,” says Tim Gelbar, president of AMEC’s Power and Process Americas business.

During the specialized construction phase of the project, approximately 400 workers will be hired and more than 300 jobs at the mill will be preserved, according to the release.