Outotec Oyj has signed a contract with the City of Zürich, represented by Entsorgung und Recycling Zürich, on the design and turnkey delivery of the largest and most advanced sewage-sludge thermal-treatment plant in Switzerland.

The plant is based on advanced fluidized-bed technology. It will treat annually 100,000 metric tons of sewage sludge. This is what is produced in the Zürich region. The plant will generate 875 kW of electrical power and 4,450 kW of heat.

Outotec’s contract value is nearly €50 million. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned in 2015.

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• Outotec Oyj, Espoo, Finland