Pöyry awarded tall oil plant EPC contract in Sweden

21 december 2010 PÖYRY PLC          Press release 21 December 2010 at 4:45 p.m. Pöyry's Energy business group has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a tall oil plant of Mörrum Mill in Sweden by Södra Cell AB. The value of the assignment is not disclosed. The project will be executed over a period of ten months. The assignment includes a 4.2 t/h crude tall oil plant with auxiliaries based on the HDS® (Hydro Dynamic Separation) technology, which is Pöyry´s proprietary know-how. Similar technology based equipment has already been installed in the 20 most modern pulp mills in Europe, the USA, Canada and China. Currently, Pöyry has one similar project under construction in Austria. The plant has high yield, good availability and low maintenance costs and it produces high-quality crude tall oil. Södra Cell AB is one of the world's leading suppliers of paper pulp. The Group has five pulp mills; Mönterås, Mörrum and Varö in Sweden and Tofte and Folla in Norway. PÖYRY PLC Additional information by: Ari Asikainen, President, Energy business group, Pöyry PLC, Finland Tel. +358 10 33 24476 Tero Vainiomäki, Vice President, Project Management, EPC projects, Pöyry Finland Oy, Energy business unit Tel. +358 10 33 24538 Pöyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced sustainability and responsible business. With quality and integrity at our core, we deliver best-in-class management consulting, total solutions, and design and supervision. Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy, industry, urban & mobility and water & environment. Pöyry has 7000 experts and the local office network in about 50 countries. Pöyry's net sales in 2009 were EUR 674 million and the company's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. (Pöyry PLC: POY1V). DISTRIBUTION: Major media www.poyry.com This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients. The owner of this announcement warrants that: (i) the releases contained herein are protected by copyright and other applicable laws; and (ii) they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein. Source: Pöyry Oyj via Thomson Reuters ONE [HUG#1474726]