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AMEC Will Help PCA Reduce Costs

AMEC, an international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a $93 million contract by Packaging Corp. of America (PCA) for energy efficiency upgrades at its linerboard mill in Valdosta, Ga., that will reduce energy consumption and electricity costs.

Work is currently underway on the project and 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.

AMEC is 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.

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.