ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FEEDING COMMINUTED CELLULOSE MATERIAL USING A PLUG SCREW FEEDER

A feeding arrangement comprising a transportation means (3) for transportation of material from a material supply to at least a first chute (7) and a second chute (8)， a plug screw feeder (11) for feeding the material to the treatment stage. The plug screw feeder (11) is provided with a first inlet opening (12) connected to the first chute (7)， which first chute (7) is provided between the transportation means (3) and the plug screw feeder(11). Further， the transportation means (3) comprises at least selectively openable first and second outlets (4， 5) arranged at different axial positions along the transportation means(2)， which first outlet (4) is in connection with the first chute (7) and the second outlet(5) is in connection with the second chute (8).