BMH Technology to supply a biomass handling system to NAVIGATOR Pulp Setubal in Portugal

PRESS RELEASE

BMH Technology has signed a contract with NAVIGATOR Pulp Setubal for the delivery and installation of a wood fines handling system in Portugal to convert one of the gas burning kilns into biomass.

The main driver for the project is to reduce the consumption of natural gas which is a major source of emissions and represents a significant portion of production costs. The project aims to convert the normal operation of the existing Lime Kiln 1, making it entirely independent from fossil fuels. This solution aims to eventually make the lime kiln operation 100% fossil free.

The delivery includes the design, manufacture, erection and commissioning of an external fuel handling system for wood fines biomass. The system consists of receiving station, storage silo, grinding mill and pneumatic piping to feed the powder silo.

 

“We have seen an Increased demand for these solutions which will help to decarbonize Industries and BMH is taking a lead on this to set a valuable reference for the whole Industry” says Marcos Arizti, Sales Manager of BMH Technology Oy.

 

The system will be delivered and installed in 2024 and the facility will be taken over in 2025.

 

For further information, please contact:

Marcos Arizti

Sales Manager South Europe, BMH Technology Oy

Tel. +34 699 219 703

marcos.arizti@bmh.fi

 

Paulo Teixeira

Representative of BMH Technology Oy in Portugal

General Manager, ISPM Service

Tel. +351 234 304 194 | +351 961 344 649

paulo.teixeira@ispm-service.pt

 

Information about The Navigator Company

As a leading force in the international pulp and paper market, the Navigator Company is one of Portugal’s strongest brands on the world stage.

Its production structure is based on five major industrial sites in Setúbal, Figueira, Aveiro, Vila Velha de Ródão and Ejea de los Caballeros, where the facilities set international standards for the pulp and paper industry.

In March 2023, the Navigator Company completed the acquisition of Gomà-Camps Group’s Consumer Tissue business, as part of an ambitious plan for diversification and development of the Navigator Group, strengthening the Group’s position as the second largest Iberian producer of tissue.

 

Information about BMH Technology Oy

BMH Technology is one of the global leaders in sustainable solid biofuel handling and waste refining systems. The company’s vision is to create solutions for waste to be reborn as raw materials and renewable energy. It designs and delivers plants, equipment and aftersales services worldwide to help customers recover materials, decrease waste dumped on landfills and reduce CO₂ emissions.

BMH Group employs in Finland, Sweden, Spain, Poland and China altogether approx. 170 professionals.