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16.05.2006

Graz, 16 May 2006. International Technology Group Andritz and Klabin, one of
the largest manufacturers of paper, boards, and paper products in Latin America,
signed a Letter of Intent under which Andritz will supply on an EPC basis the
complete CTMP (Chemi-Thermo Mechanical Pulping) plant for the new board
production line to be installed at the Klabin Monte Alegre mill in Telêmaco
Borba, Paraná, Brazil. The start-up of the plant is scheduled for September
2007; the value of the contract amounts to approximately 50 MEUR.

The CTMP plant is designed for a capacity of 140,000 tons per year of unbleached
eucalyptus pulp for the production of various board grades, especially for
Liquid Packaging Board (LPB).

Wolfgang Leitner, President and CEO of Andritz: "This order is a big success for
Andritz and underlines Andritz’s dominating position in hardwood CTMP production
technology. The new state-of-the-art CTMP plant will be among the first
worldwide to use eucalyptus wood as raw material. It is expected that in the
near future CTMP from eucalyptus will become an important fiber source for paper
and board mills in South America due to its favorable pulp properties and high
yield".

Andritz’s scope of supply includes chip washing, impregnation, refining line,
and a pulp washing system. The order also comprises a wetlap system for part of
the production which is intended for use in other mills of Klabin and an
innovative effluent evaporation plant with mechanical vapor recompression
technology (MVR).

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About the Andritz Group
Publicly listed Andritz Group is a global market leader for advanced production
systems for pulp and paper, steel and other specialized industries. Andritz has
about 6,000 employees worldwide. It develops and makes its high-tech systems at
30 production sites (Austria, Germany, Finland, Denmark, France, Netherlands,
USA, Canada, and China).

About Klabin S/A
Klabin is the largest paper and board manufacturer and exporter in Brazil. The
company is the leader in production of packaging paper and board, corrugated
boxes and industrial sacks.

Klabin was the first company in the pulp and paper sector of the Americas to
have its forests certified by the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), proving that
it operates its business at the highest levels of environmental conservation and
socio-economic sustainability.

Further inquiry note:
Dr. Michael Buchbauer
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979
Fax: +43 316 6902 465
mailto:[email protected]

end of announcement euro adhoc 16.05.2006 07:30:00
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emitter: Andritz AG
Stattegger Straße 18
A-8045 Graz
phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0
FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415
mail: [email protected]
WWW: www.andritz.com
ISIN: AT0000730007
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
stockmarkets: official dealing: Wiener Börse AG
sector: Machine Manufacturing
language: English

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