To better serve customers in Pulp & Paper industry, Ingersoll Rand brands Runtech Systems and Nash are joining their sales activities in Europe. With a unique offering portfolio for paper machine dewatering and vacuum systems and extensive papermaking knowhow, Runtech Systems can provide optimal solution for all paper mills, from service and rebuilds to completely new papermaking lines.

“We are the only company globally who can offer both liquid ring and dry turbo blower technology – or a combination of both. With this portfolio we can always find a perfect fit for customer’s demands, needs and budget. Combining our sales teams also provides more comprehensive service to our customers and better reach on the market,” says Gerhard Göller, Industry Manager, Pulp & Paper.

“The combination of doctors, save-alls and vacuum system equipment topped with papermaking knowhow enables us to provide a holistic view over the paper machine dewatering and energy efficiency. Customers have now one contact point to get full vacuum system and dewatering audits from vacuum experts,” says Jussi Lahtinen, Sales Director, EMEA and Americas, Runtech Systems.

A unique vacuum system and dewatering offering

RunEco EP Turbo Blowers are the first variable speed and variable capacity turbo blowers available. With more than 800 units sold, they offer a proven, energy-efficient, completely water-free vacuum solution with significant heat recovery potential for paper, board and tissue machines. Nash is the leading manufacturer of liquid ring vacuum pumps, compressors, and engineered-to-order systems with more than 100 years of experience and an extensive installed base.

Runtech’s offering includes also save-alls, doctoring, forming and dryer section cleaning systems and EcoFlow dewatering measurement, which significantly improve dewatering, doctoring and cleaning processes enabling increased dryness after the press section.

https://www.gardnerdenver.com/en-se/runtech

Valmet will supply key paper machine technology, which includes several upgrading works, to Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd. for its PM 9 in Malaysia. The start-up is scheduled for the second quarter 2022.

The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the second and third quarters 2021. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The project of this size and scope is typically valued at around EUR 3 million.

“We made this investment in order to improve our machine performance and the quality of our products. We chose Valmet for its proven technology and look forward to working closely to make this project a success,” says Mr. Chua Hwee Hooi, Technical Deputy General Manager, Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd.

“We are very happy that Muda Paper has chosen Valmet to improve Machine Glazed (MG) Machine PM 9. The task has been challenging because the complete technical and commercial process was done remotely, but we are confident that with our proven hydraulic hedbox technology we will meet the customer’s goals and achieve common success," says Joanna Hajduk, Sales Specialist, Small & Medium Machine, Asia Pacific, Paper business line, Valmet.

“We have provided very strong support and prompt response based on customer’s requirements. We have listened to them and found the good solutions as well as fulfilled their expectations,” says Polchai Jungsawat, Corporate Account Manager, South East Asia, Valmet.

Technical details about the delivery

Valmet’s delivery will include high technology equipment to improve paper machine performance. The scope also includes a new metalizing MG dryer cylinder, with a construction based on research and stress analysis, producing opportunities for operating efficiency, energy efficiency, and increased speeds. MG dryer will operate with hood and remote control system and a transfer box. The design of this transfer box procures a stable distribution of air and it will be installed before the MG Dryer to avoid any problems of wrinkles and bubbles.

The 3,600-mm-wire width MG machine will produce food packaging grade, wax based and wet strength base with the basis weight range of 20-60 g/m². The design speed will be 800 m/min and the daily production capacity will be 80 tonnes at basis weight of 35 g/m².

Information about Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd.

Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd. pioneered the paper milling and paper packaging industry in Malaysia with its first paper mill in Penang in 1964, and its first corrugated plant in Petaling Jaya in 1971. The Company has since grown to become a leading integrated paper manufacturer in the country. Produced from recycled waste paper, their wide range of products include high grade industrial brown paper, corrugated boards, corrugated boxes, multi-wall paper bags and PE laminated paper. Muda Paper Mills also produces some machine glazed paper from virgin pulp. These paper products are suitable for applications across various industries such as retail, furniture, F&B, electrical and electronics and many more.

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.

Valmet's net sales in 2020 were approximately EUR 3.7 billion. Our 14,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.  

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International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Astrabel d.o.o. to supply a tissue plant for cost-efficient production of high-quality grades to its mill in Belišće, Croatia. Start-up is planned for 2023.

The turn-key project includes stock preparation, tissue machine with air systems and rewinder, complete electrification and automation, and pumps.

The stock preparation plant will be equipped with a FibreSolve FSV pulper for energy-efficient bale pulping as well as HD cleaning, deflaking, TwinFlo disc refining and headbox screening machinery in the approach flow system.

PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine “Photo: ANDRITZ”.

The tissue machine is a PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 with a design speed of 1,300 m/min and will produce a paper web that is 2.85 m wide. It is equipped with a 15 ft. PrimeDry Steel Yankee and a PrimeDry Hood COMBO (combined efficiency hood with wet blowing and dry suction) to enable energy-efficient production.

Metris UX – the ANDRITZ digitalization platform with fully embedded ANDRITZ Distributed Control System Metris X – and numerous applications for remote assistance as well as process and production optimization will enable maximum mill performance.

Dinko Burić, M.D., Mayor of the city of Belišće, explains: “This investment is not only a major step for Astrabel but also for our city. ANDRITZ offers a perfect solution with local proximity as well as the opportunity to conduct trials and train the staff at their tissue pilot plant in Austria.” Prof. Milorad Krgović, PhD, Chairman of the Board of Astrabel, adds: “We are looking forward to receiving our state-of-the-art tissue production line that aims at sustainable, high-quality tissue production.”

Astrabel d.o.o. is a newly formed company for tissue production located in Belišće, Croatia. The tissue produced will be sold primarily on the domestic market to meet the growing demand for toilet paper, napkins and kitchen roll.

ANDRITZ GROUP

International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting. Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient and profitable. The publicly listed group has around 26,700 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency and sustainability as well as lower overall operating costs. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, plants for the production of nonwovens and panelboard (MDF), as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

Emtec Electronic reveals how its specialized measuring devices can be used to improve paper products, optimize processing and converting, and ultimately save costs and resources at the PROGRESS trade convention in Łódź, Poland, from September 22 to 24^th.

Finding new ways to save resources and make the shift toward a more circular economy has become a topic of high priority among leading companies in the paper industry. The upcoming trade fair, “Progress 2021: Road to a Bioeconomy,” which takes place from September 22-24 in Łódź, Poland, focuses this year on how new technologies and innovations in the paper industry can move toward a more sustainable production cycle and more efficient use of resources.

In this vein, machine manufacturer emtec Electronic will be presenting its entire palette of specialized measuring devices for use in the production of paper, tissue, and board at the event. The German company focuses on developing technical solutions to common problems in paper manufacturing, such as the charge environment in the wet end of the papermaking process, gluability, printability and many more. Its products are often unique on the market and designed to optimize the paper production, converting, and testing processes.

“Saving resources and minimizing waste during paper production and converting has long been a challenge for manufacturers,” says Alexander Gruener, emtec Global Marketing and Business Manager. “Now, with the growing concerns and calls for more sustainable practices, it’s become even more of a priority. Emtec devices offer companies ways to meet this goal by supplying specific knowledge of certain parameters before, during, and after production.” 

The FPO Fiber Potential Analyzer, for example, helps reduce the amounts of chemicals needed in the wet end by quickly and constantly measuring the exact zeta potential of the pulp fibers. Other emtec devices provide specific data regarding the amounts of chemical additives needed and the interaction of chemicals, leading to improved processes and more efficient resource use. Representatives from emtec Electronic and its partner MEWES Polska will be present throughout the Progress 2021 event to answer questions, provide live demonstrations, and explain each device in detail.

More information about the event, including the opportunity to register to attend can be found under https://progress2021.spp.pl/index-en.php.

About emtec Electronic

Emtec Electronic GmbH develops, produces and distributes worldwide testing and measuring devices for the detection of relevant processing properties of paper, board, nonwoven and textile materials. The portable measuring devices enable manufacturers and converters of paper, nonwoven and textile products for example, to control and optimize the manufacturing and converting processes during ongoing production. From the wet end to the final product, the application of the devices enables an efficient process to achieve and ensure the best possible quality with the least possible effort.

For 25 years, we have relied on innovative, highly specialized measuring instruments combined with a high degree of service orientation. Since the company was founded, we have been intensively involved in scientific cooperation with institutes and companies, further developing instruments for our customers and offering a broad network in over 80 countries from our Leipzig location.

For more information about emtec Electronic, please visit the website:

www.emtec-electronic.de

ANDRITZ Inc., a member of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has been selected by Domtar Corporation to provide equipment and technical services for conversion of a power boiler and a recovery boiler at their Kingsport paper mill, in Kingsport, TN, USA. This mill will be converted into Domtar’s first packaging facility.

As part of this state-of-the-art conversion, the Kingsport Mill needed to repurpose their steam generation equipment. ANDRITZ will convert an existing recovery boiler into a natural gas-fired power boiler with back-up fuel oil capability by supplying the main equipment, including low NOx burners and associated fuel and air systems. ANDRITZ will also provide equipment for the mill to modify an existing bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) power boiler so that it can accommodate a change in fuels from wood and sludge firing to corrugated cardboard (OCC) rejects, natural gas, and fuel oil firing.

The scope of supply also includes boiler cleaning devices, pressure part upgrades, material handling equipment, air/flue gas system upgrades, and environmental equipment to enable the mill to meet the highest environmental standards. 

BFB boiler model showing planned modifications “Photo: ANDRITZ”.

ANDRITZ’s extensive experience with multi-fuel boilers and air pollution control were decisive reasons for Domtar to award the order to ANDRITZ.

Once completed, Domtar’s Kingsport Mill will become North America’s premier lightweight containerboard facility – able to produce over 600,000 tons of high-quality recycled linerboard and corrugated medium annually. This level of capacity will make the Kingsport machine the second largest in North America for recycled containerboard.

ANDRITZ GROUP

International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting. Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient and profitable. The publicly listed group has around 26,950 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency and sustainability as well as lower overall operating costs. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, plants for the production of nonwovens and panelboard (MDF), as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

A new kraftliner production line, PM 27, which was supplied by Valmet to Klabin, was successfully started up on August 30^th, 2021 at Puma Project in Ortigueira, Paraná, Brazil. The order for the production line was signed in May 2019.

In 2019, Klabin decided to make the biggest investment in its 122-year history: Puma II project, which aims to produce 910 thousand tonnes of high-quality packaging paper annually in two paper machines. Besides the project’s giant size, a remarkable feature is that the kraftliner that is being produced in PM 27 uses 100 percent eucalyptus hardwood pulp. This disruptive innovation, which Klabin believes will strongly propel its future growth, goes against the traditional thinking that softwood pulp is required to make high-quality kraftliner.

Valmet delivered key pulp and paper technology for Klabin Ortigueira mill’s Puma II project

“This project brings high efficiency, improved corrugators and printers runnability and recyclable packaging solutions to market. All challenges during this innovative project were solved fast by the Klabin and Valmet teams’ collaboration,” says Francisco César Razzolini, Industrial Technology, Innovation, Sustainability and Projects Director at Klabin.

In addition to the machine, the Valmet´s deliveries in phase 1 of Puma II project include a new cooking and fiber line and operation simulators. The pulp technology delivery is the first reference for Valmet's new technology Continuous Cooking G3.

"Once more the companies are making history together with innovative projects such as PM 27 producing Eukaliner and the newest and most modern cooking system in the world. The machine start-up was really successful, and now we will continue working to reach the targeted paper machine performance, which is supported by several applications of Valmet Industrial Internet and a wide automation package," says Celso Tacla, President, Valmet South America.

Start-up work involved around 450 people in various places. During this period, a real-time integration system was used to dynamically manage the entire project progress wherever they were. In addition, advanced communication devices and remote support tools brought technology experts from Finland and Sweden into the job, ensuring high collaboration with the project team.

Technical information about the delivery

Valmet-supplied PM27 is a complete kraftliner paper production line with an extended scope of supply delivery, including a wide paper machine engineering package. The delivery consisted of equipment for stock preparation system and approach flow system as well as a complete multiply kraftliner machine (PM 27) from headbox to reel, followed by a winder with automated transfer rails and roll handling systems. The delivery also includes air systems for the machine, a hall ventilation system as well as a wet end chemical system and surface starch preparation and sizer supply systems.

The 9,000-mm wide (wire) machine is producing high quality kraftliner and white top liner grades with a design basis weight range of 80-200 g/m². The design speed of the machine is 1,200 m/min and the design daily capacity 1,555 tonnes.

The automation delivery included Valmet DNA automation system for process and machine controls and Valmet IQ quality management solution. The start-up and further optimization are supported by a large Valmet Industrial Internet package with Manufacturing Execution System (MES) as well as Valmet Paper Machine Clothing package for start-up for all machine clothing positions.

The cooking and fiber line deliveries included a complete cooking plant and fiber line with a capacity of 2000 ADt per day. The cooking plant features Valmet's next generation continuous cooking technology and includes ImpBin technology for steaming and impregnation of the wood chips. The new cooking features improve the flexibility and deliver optimized bleachability especially for eucalyptus based hard wood production.

Information about the Klabin

Klabin is Brazil’s largest producer and exporter of packaging paper, the only company in the Brazil to offer one-stop shop solutions in hardwood, softwood and fluff pulp, and the leader in the corrugated board packaging and industrial bags markets. Founded in 1899, it operates 24 industrial units in Brazil and one in Argentina.

Klabin is guided by sustainable development, pursuing integrated and responsible growth that combines profitability, social development and environmental commitment. Since 2014, Klabin has been a component of the Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) of the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) and in 2020 it was included in two portfolios of the Down Jones Sustainability Index: World Index and Emerging Markets Index. A signatory to the United Nations Global Compact and to the Brazilian Pact to Eradicate Slave Labor, Klabin seeks suppliers and business partners that share its values of ethics, transparency and respect for sustainability principles.

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers. 

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.   

Valmet's net sales in 2020 were approximately EUR 3.7 billion. Our 14,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.   

Read more: www.valmet.com

Some events need to be celebrated. Replus Tissue and EIL have the opportunity to present you a renovation plan of Cartiera Capostrada with which we have been collaborating for several years.

This year they are celebrating their 70th birthday: a perfect opportunity to rebuild and reface their plant to honor heritage while looking at a better future for the environment.

Our project was born with the aim of optimizing production, while maintaining great attention to environmental protection. Since many years we have greatly strengthened our partnership, and now we see a new challenge.

Aimed at the environment, safeguarding the planet from toxic emissions is a shared value between our companies. They decide to enhancing production while guaranteeing eco-sustainability.

We are happy to announce the main changes we have planned. Our work for the Capostrada paper mill has always been aimed at energy efficiency and low emission.

To enhance this effort, we have implemented a plant modernization project. The aim is to optimize operating costs, exploiting the production process and reducing toxic emissions more than ever.

This project is based on engineering that that synergistically combines software and hardware. Our experience in mechanics, aerothermia, automation and electrification allowed the building of plants, designed on the specific needs of every individual customer.

We’ll guarantee not only cost saving but also environmental sustainability, in a way of greater production efficiency. For this reason we have thought of a series of innovative REENERGY+ products, able to improve the performance of the system. Our attention to energy efficiency has pushed us to achieve great goals.

The cast iron Yankee dryer will be replaced with a state-of-the-art steel one having a very high heat transfer capacity. The combustion chamber has been designed to guarantee Nox < 20ppm and Co <10ppm at 15°. The new hood has been designed for blowing air at 700° C and will work at 650° C.

The old boiler will be replaced with an innovative recovery one, which exploit the exhaust air from the hood. The energy that would be dispersed in the atmosphere is recovered and used to produce the steam for the Yankee.

A complete new Yankee doctoring system will improve sheet quality and paper machine production efficiency.

What a great value for Replus Tissue and Cartiera Capostrada partnership.

We guarantee the complete turnkey installation of all elements and specialized assistance for starting up of the system in a few weeks. We have big projects to improve environment safety.

There are all the conditions for a switch.

And now who stops us anymore?

State of the Art Complete Coating Line Available for sale w/ Complete Selection of Support Equipment

" Metso Valmet High Speed Pilot Coating Plant - Complete Balance speed 3000 m/min Grades 28-330 g/m Width 762 mm (30") Coater: Valmet OptiConcept Coater Speed: 2500 mpm (8200 FPM) Metso Optisizer (Film metering size press) Metso Opticoat Jet Optiblade IR Dryers / Air Dryers Optisoft two nip soft calendar Complete Valmet coating kitchen GL & V slitter rewinder Rated 800 M/min (2625 FPM) Valmet Paper IQ measuring system Complete Laboratory Including all plant support equipment roll splitter, guillotine cutter, compressor, drives & controls *** No Supercalendar Available
(Video of Machine in action

Valmet will supply a paper machine grade conversion rebuild to one of its major customers in Indonesia. In the project, paper machine, which was originally producing fine paper grades, will be rebuilt to produce brown grades. The start-up of the rebuilt paper machine is scheduled for 2022.

The order was included in Valmet's orders received of the second quarter 2021. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of an order of this type is typically around EUR 20-30 million.

“Our earlier good projects with the customer, along with other references and high-level technology, especially the forming section with shoe and blade technology, were significant advantages and differentiation factors for Valmet. This has also been one of the good showcases to present our wide product portfolio – the widest in the market – including new products for small and medium-size machinery from Valmet’s acquisition from last year,” says Veli-Matti Miskala, Sales Manager, Valmet.

Technical details about the delivery

Valmet's grade conversion delivery will include a forming section rebuild into OptiFormer Gap with shoe and blade technology, a new IntelliPress shoe press as part of press section rebuild, pre- and after-dryer section rebuilds, a new IntelliReel reel with transfer rails and process ventilation and runnability equipment for the board machine. The delivery will also include Valmet DNA automation system for machine controls, spare parts and consumables packages related to the machinery in the delivery. This combination of technology and automation will provide high-quality end-products and a significant capacity increase of the production line.

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers. 

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.     

Valmet's net sales in 2020 were approximately EUR 3.7 billion. Our 14,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.  

Read more www.valmet.com

Stora Enso has completed the union negotiations regarding the closure of pulp and paper production at Kvarnsveden. A total of 340 people will be permanently laid off. Some 25% of the redundancies can be managed through pension arrangements, and 100 people have already found new jobs within Stora Enso or with an external employer. The redundancies will mostly take effect in November.

In April 2021, Stora Enso announced a plan to permanently close down pulp and paper production at its Kvarnsveden site due to the declining paper market. As a result of the co-determination negotiations regarding the Kvarnsveden site, pulp and paper production will be closed permanently from 30 September 2021. The customer service centre at Kvarnsveden will be closed by 31 December 2021. The power plant will continue to operate, but only for the purpose of district heating and for maintaining the buildings onsite.

When the co-determination plan was announced in April, the maximum personnel impact was estimated to be 440 people. As a result of the negotiations, 340 people will be permanently laid off. Some 25% of the redundancies can be managed through pension arrangements, and 100 people have already found new jobs within Stora Enso or with an external employer. This includes employees who will work with energy production at the power plant. The redundancies will mostly take place in November.

Stora Enso offers individual support to the affected employees. This includes re-training and relocation support for people who transfer to other locations for work. We will also offer financial support for employees starting up their own companies. Stora Enso collaborates with the City of Borlänge and other local and regional stakeholders through various activities, such as recruitment fairs.

Stora Enso has initiated a project to find future options for the Kvarnsveden site. The process is being coordinated with the City of Borlänge and other regional and national stakeholders. The Kvarnsveden site offers many advantages for future use, including strong industrial infrastructure, a railway connection to Gothenburg harbour, a connection to the national electricity grid, and availability of clean water.

Stora Enso continues to produce supercalendered (SC) papers at its Langerbrugge site in Belgium and its Maxau site in Germany, and improved newsprint at the Anjala site in Finland.

Earlier releases about the plan for the Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto sites:
20 April 2021: Stora Enso initiates a plan to permanently close down pulp and paper production at Kvarnsveden and Veitsiluoto mills
17 June 2021: Stora Enso completes co-determination negotiations at Veitsiluoto site
1 July 2021: Stora Enso completes co-determination negotiations at Kvarnsveden site concerning the closure of pulp and paper production

Part of the bioeconomy, Stora Enso is a leading global provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper. We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. Stora Enso has some 23 000 employees, and sales in over 50 countries. Our sales in 2020 were EUR 8.6 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY). storaenso.com