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On November 16, 2012, the Metso-supplied PM 1 fine paper machine at Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. in Zhanjiang City in China set  a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hour world speed record of 1,808 m/min. During the record run, the 11.15-m-wide PM 1 produced woodfree uncoated printing paper at a basis weight of 70 g/m2.

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Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 also held the previous world speed record for woodfree uncoated paper. The PM 1 was started up on September 1, 2011.

The PM 1 features Metso’s paper making and automation technology from headbox to reel, air and chemical systems and two WinDrum Pro winders. The annual dimensional production capacity of PM 1 is close to 600,000 tonnes of woodfree uncoated printing paper.

Zhanjiang Chenming is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. In 2011, the company’s paper production capacity was over 4 million tonnes, turnover over EUR 2 billion and the number of employees approx. 17,000.

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The Mexican tissue producer Fabrica De Papel San Francisco is preparing to start up their third Metso tissue production line. It will be the world’s first tissue line based on the Advantage NTT concept, which enables high bulk and softness properties at the same time as it provides energy savings compared to conventional or structured tissue grades.

“After operating two Metso Advantage DCT tissue machines with good experience, we are now prepared to take the next step for quality to produce tissue products with higher bulk and softness, aiming towards the top end products. The Advantage NTT concept will also bring us a higher production capacity compared to the dry crepe tissue concept,” says Dario Palma y Meza Espinoza, Director of Operations, Fabrica De Papel San Francisco.

“We have a very long and fruitful relation with Fabrica De Papel San Francisco and we are of course very excited to supply the first Advantage NTT technology and support their ambition to supply high-quality products produced with less energy and fiber. Fabrica De Papel San Francisco has a very strong and knowledgeable team,” says Jan Erikson, Vice President, Sales, Metso.

The project is proceeding according to plan and the new tissue production line will start up in Mexicali, Mexico, in the end of the second quarter of 2013.

Metso’s scope of supply comprises a complete 2.6-m-wide Advantage NTT tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a Metso Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap yankee hood, sheet control, tail threading equipment, an Advantage WetDust dust management system and an Advantage SoftReel reel.

The new tissue line will add another 30,000 tonnes per year of bathroom tissue, napkin and towel grades to Fabrica De Papel San Francisco’s existing production.

Fabrica De Papel San Francisco already operates two Advantage tissue machines at their Mexicali facility, one of which started up in 2006 and the other in 2009. The company’s PM 4 set a then world speed record of 2,160 m/min in 2009 and their PM 5 achieved a record-breaking rapid start-up in 2009, reaching a production speed of 2,100 m/min only 12 days after start-up.

Fabrica De Papel San Francisco now operates four tissue production lines and converting facilities, delivering tissue products for the Mexican and US market.

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papermachineMetso has acquired U.S. software company ExperTune Inc. ExperTune's products are widely used as software tools to analyze and monitor the performance of industrial processes and to identify the associated maintenance and improvement opportunities.

ExperTune's acquisition is in line with Metso's strategy to deliver customer value solutions and grow the scope of the services business globally. The acquisition expands and strengthens Metso's ability to globally provide business-enhancing services to customers. ExperTune's products will be sold as stand-alone solutions that can be used in any automation system environment and as part of Metso's performance business solutions, targeted to optimize plant performance.

''The combination of ExperTune's products and Metso's services portfolio extends our capability to offer solutions targeted to improving process and business performance,'' says Mikko Keto, President, Services, Metso Automation.

''With ExperTune we can provide more versatile and more cost effective customer value solutions to our customers so that they can meet their most pressing business challenges, such as reducing raw material consumption, energy usage, product variability and environmental impact. ExperTune's products help our customers to find areas of improvement in their processes to which Metso has customer value solutions,'' Keto summarizes.

Metso's services business has developed strongly over the last decade. In 2011, the services share of the company's turnover was 45 per cent. ExperTune will be integrated into Metso's Automation segment's Services business.

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Founded in 1986, ExperTune designs pre-packaged industrial software which help maximizing productivity and efficiency and reduces waste in the process industries worldwide. Its net sales are less than MEUR 10. ExperTune is headquartered in the United States in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It has an extensive sales representative network on all continents. ExperTune's products include PlantTriage, ProcessApex and PID Loop Optimizer. 

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The Metso-supplied complete cartonboard production line, PM 26, for Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co. Ltd., successfully came on stream on September 19, 2012 in Yanzhou City, Shandong Province in China. The grade produced during the start-up was base paper for 300-g/mfolding boxboard. Coated A grade was achieved in less than a week’s time from the start-up. In three weeks’ time from the start-up the machine exceeded the dimensioning capacity over a period of 24 h. In five weeks, another milestone, speed over design speed for 24 h, was reached.

The new 6.85-m-wide (wire) PM 26 has an annual production capacity of approximately 550,000 tonnes of folding boxboard and art board grades in the basis weight range of 170 to 350 g/m2. The design speed is 950 m/min.

Metso’s delivery included a complete coated board making line from three headboxes to reel with stock preparation and approach flow systems, air systems, a coating color preparation system and two winders. A comprehensive Metso automation package comprised process, machine and quality controls.

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Shandong IP & Sun Food Packaging Co. Ltd. is part of a joint venture established by International Paper and Sun Paper Group in 2006. The joint venture includes International Paper & Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd., Shandong International Paper & Sun Coated Paperboard Co., Ltd., Shandong IP & Sun Packaging Co., Ltd. and International Paper & Sun (Hong Kong) Trading Lirnited. Today the company operates a total of four paper machines supplied by Metso (PM 17, PM 18, PM 22, PM 26). Net sales in 2011 were about EUR 650 million.

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Metso will supply a new slab press and a baling line rebuild for AS Estonian Cell in Kunda, Estonia. Start-up is scheduled for July 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

“The order emphasizes Metso’s strong capabilities as a world leading supplier of slab press and baling technology for the pulp and paper industry and BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) producers in particular. The order received is the fourth slab press unit sold in the last twelve months,” says Andreas Lindstedt, Sales Manager, Metso.

Metso’s delivery will include design, supply and erection of the equipment including a slab press and a partial baling line. The project will also include relocation of existing machinery to enable Estonian Cell to make full use of their new equipment. The new slab press and upgraded baling line will produce over 500 air dried tonnes of bleached aspen BCTMP per day.

The equipment to be supplied, together with Metso’s experience and know-how of slab press and baling technology, will enable AS Estonian Cell to continuously produce high-quality bleached aspen BCTMP and improve availability of existing equipment.

AS Estonian Cell belongs to Heinzel Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The mill is located in Estonia and engages in manufacture and sale of bleached aspen BCTMP mainly to European market. The company has 85 employees with a net sales of about EUR 70 million.

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Cenibra, a major Brazilian pulp and paper producer, has reached significant improvements in process efficiency and in end-product quality by using Metso’s new Control Loop Performance solution at their mill – with annual 1.2 million tonnes capacity in two lines. ‘’Partnership with Metso in implementing this new solution has proved to be great asset for us in fighting rising costs and finding more ways to stay strong in a highly competitive environment,’’ says Cenibra’s IT director Ronaldo Ribeiro

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Being a cost-competitive pulp producer in Brazil doesn’t depend only on the good climate that helps trees to grow faster but also requires constant investments in new solutions to improve processes and reduce production expenses. This was Cenibra’s objective when it accepted a proposal from Metso to implement and test new Control Loop Performance Solution at their mill.

“We were curious to see how this new system would work, as we already had Metso’s Field Device Performance solution and Valve Health Predict service which could help us identify issues with valves, but we wanted to be able to see more,” comments Cenibra’s maintenance manager José Antônio de Oliveira

Multiple benefits

Metso’s Control Loop Performance solution is designed to ensure that the control loops are working optimally throughout the plant. A key factor for better production management, properly tuned control loops, will improve process efficiency and end-product quality.

Metso has had a control loop monitoring service available for many years. Earlier it was designed to be used with Metso's own DNA automation system. Now the new Metso Loop Monitoring system can be used with any automation suppliers' DCS system. The system is also able to connect with the Field Device Performance solution.

The benefits that the new solution offers to our customers are many. Manager Jani Honga explains: “The new system can also be connected with Field Device Performance component. By combining the components together, the accuracy of monitoring results will be significantly improved and more value generated. Control Loop Performance gives broader view from the point of process controls and Field Device Performance gives deeper insight to device performance.” 

Results right from the beginning

At the Cenibra mill, the new Control Loop Performance solution showed its ability and effectiveness already in the first steps of the project. ‘’Integration to other suppliers’ DCS system was solved quickly, and in the second week of work we were already collecting data,” explains Metso’s services coordinator Cristian Moraes who worked on the project full time.

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“We identified a process problem the root cause of which was not clear. With the new solution the problem could be identified and with the Field Device Performance solution we were able to detect a critical valve which was showing abnormal behavior. The valve was checked and the finding was that the supply air pipe to the positioner was slightly broken, and there was a leakage which caused the device not to perform optimally,” Moraes says.

According to Cenibra’s engineering and investment coordinator Luis Gonzaga Oliveira the project implementation went smoothly and Metso was able to easily integrate its systems with those from other suppliers installed at the mill. 


Matter of trust

Engaging a customer in a field test is a matter of trust. Cenibra’s team commented that making the decision to accept the proposal for testing the new solution was not problematic, as the company had a good relationship with Metso and knew that the project would be conducted by qualified experts. 

Metso’s Service engineer Matti Mustonen spent some months during the pilot period at Cenibra’s site.

“It was great to see the benefit of the new technology for the customer when I stayed at Cenibra’s site,” Mustonen tells.

‘’Being close to the customer doesn’t only mean seeing the customer’s daily actions but also a possibility to understand and observe the customer’s needs and wants better than ever before. The possibility to discuss face to face with the customer offers a first-class opportunity to embrace their needs and especially to fulfill those as well as possible,” says Mustonen.

Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. (CENIBRA) is Brazilian pulp and paper producer. Cenibra’s first pulp line was started up in 1977 and the second in 1995. 

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met varnMetso will supply Värnamo Energi AB with a biomass power plant for combined heat and power production in Värnamo in Sweden. The start-up of the plant is scheduled for autumn 2014. The value of the order is approximately EUR 17 million.

Metso's delivery will include a complete power plant, including installation, training and commissioning. The plant will have a thermal output of 13.4 MWth for district heating and an electrical output of 3.6 MWe. The plant will use local forest residues such as bark and wood chips as fuel.

"This is an important investment in the future of Värnamo and in the environment," says Gunnar Crona, Chairman of Värnamo Energi. "After this investment 100 % of the area's district heating will be produced with biomass. In addition, we will produce approximately 20 GWh of electricity annually, which means a doubling of locally produced green electricity."

"We are pleased to be entrusted with the supply of this power plant to Värnamo Energi," says Anders Steen, Managing Director of the Metso unit in charge of the project, MW Power AB. "It is also proof that the solutions we supply are at the forefront of the technological and environmental performance."

"We feel confident in Metso as a supplier," says Göran Hansson, CEO of Värnamo Energi. "This is Värnamo Energi's largest investment ever and with it we can ensure that our customers will continue to be supplied with heating at a competitive cost. Also, Värnamo community will get a modern, well-performing district heating production facility that will be able to fulfill its task for many years."

The order is included in Metso's Pulp, Paper and Power fourth quarter 2012 orders received. 

Värnamo Energi AB's main function is to provide energy and IT communications through a well developed infrastructure. Värnamo Energi is wholly owned by Värnamo community. The company has more than 14,000 clients, a turnover of approximately EUR 35 million and the number of employees is forty.

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Södra Cell Mörrum enhances process management in kraft pulping with new Metso Kappa Q analyzers.

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Metso has delivered a second order for a large Kappa Q analyzer unit to Södra’s Mörrum plant. The delivered analyzer replaces Mörrum’s retiring Metso Kappa analyzers after a long service of over fifteen years. The new analyzer includes the online Kappa and Brightness measurements and, as a new feature to the previous ones, online Fiber and Shives measurements. The fiber properties measurements open a new door to even tighter pulp quality and process control through the whole fiber line from cooking to baling.

“The start up was successful and now the production has got an additional strong tool to improve both quality and capacity. Metso’s way of managing and running things for the installation and start up is very professional,“ says Project Manager Sigurd Björkman, Södra Cell Mörrum.

A first order for a new Metso Kappa Q analyzer was placed in May 2011 to replace the existing analyzer installations. The analyzer had two cabinets both with separate washing and measuring chambers. One of the cabinets was equipped with brightness and the other with kappa and brightness measurements. Additionally, there was online fiber and shive measurement for all process sampling locations. 

Södra Cell Mörrum mill is a Nordic pioneer in using Metso Kappa and Brightness analyzers as the key online measurements to manage kraft pulping in producing high quality pulp for global markets. The Mörrum mill purchased their first Kappa analyzer from Metso over fifteen years ago, and Mörrum’s impact on solutions development of the online brightness analyzer, in cooperation with Metso in the mid-nineteen-nineties, was substantial. During their lifecycle, the analyzers carried out altogether 4.5 million measurements. After well over a decade’s usage of two Kappa analyzers and a Brightness analyzer the mill decided to gradually replace the old analyzers with recently released modern Metso Kappa Q technology. 

The Södra Cell Mörrum mill has several other Metso analyzers and sensor installations, such as Metso Alkali analyzers in the caustification plant and Polarox inline-measurements of residual chemicals.

Södra Cell is a leading paper pulp producer in the world.

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met ptMetso will supply PT Cikarang Listrindo in Babelan outside Jakarta in Indonesia with two power boilers with a total capacity of 270 MWe. The delivery will also include a  Metso DNA control system. The investment will increase the company’s electricity production by approximately 30 %. The plant will be commissioned in 2016. The value of the order is approximately EUR 100 million.

The order is a major breakthrough for Metso to the power generation industry in Indonesia. PT Cikarang Listrindo selected Metso due to their expertise and ability to supply quality solutions fit for local needs.

"I am very glad that we have concluded the tender evaluation process by appointing Metso as contractor. We are very pleased with the discussions we have had with the well-experienced Metso team on how to meet our local needs. We can now all focus and work on the project and to have it completed in a timely manner and to all our satisfaction,” says EC P'ng, PT Cikarang Listrindo’s Technical Director.

Cikarang and surrounding estates form an industrial area with many factories that require stable power supply. In the last 20 years, PT Cikarang Listrindo’s customer base has increased on a steady basis. As a result, the company decided to increase their power production capacity.

The main part of the order is included in Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power fourth quarter 2012 orders received and the control system in Automation fourth quarter 2012 orders received.

PT Cikarang Listrindo, a power company, engages in electricity generation and distribution to industrial estates in Indonesia. The company started their operations in 1992 with a capacity of 76 MWe and has since grown to its current capacity of 755 MWe. PT Cikarang Listrindo supplies to industrial customers as well as the National Power Grid.

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OptiFiner-Pro 1_optMetso is the winner of this year’s prestigious ‘Palme d’Or’ Innovation Award, given by ATIP, the French Paper Industry Technical Association, for its OptiFiner Pro refiner. ATIP awarded the ‘Palme d’Or’ Award to Metso in its innovation contest arranged in connection with the ATIP congress in October. Highly regarded in the European pulp and paper industry, the ATIP Innovation Award is selected by a committee consisting of Paper Mill Managers, R&D Directors, Technology Directors and Production Managers from the French paper industry.

Since its introduction in 2010, Metso’s revolutionary low consistency refining concept with the OptiFiner Pro refiner has established a totally new level of performance for low consistency refining. In conventional refining, fibers have to travel the full length of the refining zone and some fibers suffer excessive impacts leading to increased fines, weakening of the refined fibers and inefficient delivery of energy to the fiber. OptiFiner Pro feeds the pulp through the segments, evenly distributed across the bars directly in the refining zone where fiber treatment occurs. All the stock is treated evenly, providing a OptiFiner-Pro 2_opthigher refiner loadability and better energy efficiency. Documented results have shown that one OptiFiner Pro can replace two traditional refiners and deliver electrical energy savings of over 20 % with an improved or the same refining result as before.

OptiFiner Pro is suitable for all kinds of LC-refining applications including short hardwood fibers as well as recycled fibers requiring fibrillation at low refining intensities. Extremely compact and quiet running, three different capacity models are offered for maximum flexibility in installation and application. As well as energy and raw material savings, eliminating two refiners reduces maintenance and wear-part replacement costs, in one installation to half. 

 

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