world news - 05.01.2009
Explosion in the pipe of the chemical recovery plant at UPM Pietarsaari, Finland
The explosion did not cause any injuries but caused damages to the
lower part of the pipe. Due to the Christmas downtime of the pulp and
paper mills, diluted odour gases have been channelled into the pipe
instead of the furnace of the recovery boiler. Neither the explosion
nor the odour gases caused any environmental damage or damage to
people's health.
The damages in the pipe have now been evaluated. UPM estimates that
repairing of the pipe will take 6 days. The estimated cost of the
repair is up to 500,000 euros. The start-up of the pulp mill will be
delayed until 4 January 2009.
The cause of the explosion is still unclear. UPM continues to study the
cause of the explosion in coordination with external experts.
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