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As I write this I’m looking forward to the

Zellcheming-Expo trade show being held in

Of all the pulp and paper industry shows, Zellcheming

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COMMENT IN THIS ISSUE

INDUSTRY NEWS 2

HEIMBACH 12The world of paper meets at Lucca

EMERSON 23Level measurement using radar technology

28PROJECTS & CONTRACTS

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Production plant goes intelligent

Helios shines bright in Sweden

26PRODUCTS & SERVICES

AESSEAL 10Averting the water crisis

Trust is good, but control is better

32PEOPLE

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A universal talent for packaging papers and the master of nip-dewatering

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Sof upgrades to its at Piteå in Sweden.

The project will focus on increasing the sustainability and

carried out during a planned 15-

Piteå Paper Mill, said: “This latest

quality and help us to become our commitment to help create

a sustainable future by building sites are part of our long-term

The Piteå mill produces 700,000

More sustainability at Smurfit Kappa’s Piteå paper mill

Increasing the sustainability and efficiency at the Piteå mill

Stora Enso is going ahead with the conversion of its Oulu paper

machine is expected to start by

which will start this summer,

Karl-Henrik Sundström said:

will enable Stora Enso to further

growing packaging business and take a major step forward in its

competence in running large

one paper machine at Varkaus

are in packaging segments that require high strength, quality and purity, such as food, fruit and

will be purchased mainly from

In March, Stora Enso started a

Stora Enso to convert Oulo mill to packaging production

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Earlier this year, Austrian

companies, including the Voith Group, with

the Living Standards Award for the development and use of

standards.

a new quality standard, Voith

machines that can be applied in

Experts from Voith worked

to elaborate the content of the Voith standard VN 3260 and then

EN ISO 22291 - safety requirements

enables manufacturers to design and implement standardised

the amount of engineering

accident risk, boosts a company’s

In the course of introducing the new standard, Voith chaired the

As a hybrid machine, the web-forming machine can

apply in these two sectors, it was necessary to produce a

necessary because customers

readily comprehensible way, the requirements that these machines

Voith and Truetzschler Nonwovens win Austrian standards award

The standards award winners from Voith and Truetzschler (l to r): Herbert Haydn, quality order manager at Voith Paper Rolls; Manfred Gloser, senior vice president for quality at J.M. Voith SE & Co; Egon Krätschmer, chief financial officer at Voith GmbH; Christian Knörzer, Truetzschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers; and Thomas Kastler, group standardisation at J.M. Voith SE & Co.

Zanders Paper GmbH, the German speciality paper

insolvency earlier this year by a group led by Terje Haglund, has

which has interests within the

partner in the paper maker, bringing further experience and capital to create a strong

Zanders Paper and its 310

its core products: Chromolux, Zanlabel, Zanbarrier, Zanpack,

to introduce further grades in

Zanders was founded in 1829

label papers and premium board

Chromolux, one of the world’s leading paper brands, as well as

smooth or naturally napped

Zanders Paper attracts more investment

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A state-of-the-art wood has been completed Conover in North Carolina, as

project that will include more

plant establishment, and has

resources from the waste stream and reintroduce them into the

close proximity to the company’s raw ingredients, allowing the

New wood fibre processing plant started up in North Carolina

friendly products and this

expansion will ensure we meet their growing demands for

More wood-fibre processing for Profile Products

Resolute Forest Products has signed a four-year renewal

agreement covering unionised employees at three of its US

Unionised employees voted

Calhoun, Tennessee; Augusta, Georgia; and Coosa Pines, Alabama.

reached agreement prior to

as, together, we focus on

our employees, customers, shareholders and a range of

the Calhoun pulp, paper and

to spanning the four-year period between May 2020 and April 2024 for the Augusta newsprint

Approximately 775 unionised

by the agreement and are represented by the United Steelworkers (USW), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry of the

Union agreements renewed at Resolute Forest Products

SRoermond Paper Mill in the Netherlands to meet growing demand for paper-

The Roermond Paper Mill has made a series of upgrades to its

including rebuilding the winder,

completed, was to install a state-of-the-art shoe blade gap former,

system and an extension of the

PM1 can now produce 85-135gsm in the mill, Laurent Sellier,

Kappa Paper Europe, said: “The “There has been a growing

demand for paper-based

packaging as a sustainable

widely in both the eCommerce

countries and last year had sales

the Roermond paper mill as a

An integrated steam re-use

usage throughout the mill, is one of the latest sustainability

More investment for Smurfit Kappa’s Roermond Paper Mill

producer of speciality and

pulp in North America, is closing

The closure is a result of what Verso says is a decline in demand for the grades of coated freesheet paper produced at the 130-year-old mill, along with rising input

imports, and rising compliance costs and infrastructure challenges associated with

Verso’s coated freesheet production capacity will be cut by about 450,000 tons a year, reducing total annual paper

completed by the end of June,

“It is unfortunate that we had to make the decision to close

decline in demand for the grades of paper manufactured there

this facility that has struggled

“The company explored the possibility of producing alternate grades of paper products but the conclusion remained the same – we

at the mill in today’s market

matching the supply of our graphic paper products with customer demand for these products, reducing our costs and

Verso’s long-term success, and

Most of the Luke Mill’s paper grades are already qualified to be produced on other Verso paper machines, and the company is working to assure that all customer needs are met, according to Verso’s president of graphic and speciality papers

our customers depend on, our Luke Mill customers can remain

meet their needs now and in

will be working closely with our customers to assure they

Verso operates six other mills in the US: at Jay, Maine; Duluth, Minnesota; Escanaba, Michigan;

Point, Wisconsin; and Wisconsin

Coated freesheet mill to be closed by Verso

Upgrade for Roermond mill’s PM1 line

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Uleading designer, manufacturer and invested £8.5m (US$10.8m) in

manufacturing facility.

Pamela Oakes says: “Thanks in

based retail market with sales that represented nearly 20 per cent of all retail sales in the UK alone in 2018,

and warehousing operators

UK facility to help us maintain current demand while increasing

for Nexen products, including the

will enable Nexen to double the output of all models with new

and expansion plans, the

and warehousing equipment will

than those the company owns in

This, says Nexen, bucks the recent Brexit-related trend seen across numerous manufacturing sectors and allows the company, which has more than 40-years’ experience in the materials handling sector, to

the hands of some of Britain’s top

Lift truck manufacturer bucks the trend in the UK

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A manufacturer could million (US$7.6m) funding

Leicester Tissue Company (LTC),

full capacity, is in the process of

lines that will be completed later

plant at Thurmaston near

LTC currently produces 20,000

supplies retailers that include

produce an extra 20,000 tonnes

business to respond to interest

Tejani said: “As a manufacturer for some of the UK’s leading retail brands, it’s important that we

growth and these plans are

currently under way with the

“We’re incredibly grateful to our

Richard Parker, who understood our business and funding

to working closely with him again

LTC has grown rapidly since being set up in 2013 and now

a year, which could increase to

Tissue manufacturing in the UK gets bank support

Leicester Tissue Company – investment for growth

Stora Enso is planning to shut down its PM6 line at its Imatra Mills site in Finland by the end of 2019 as part of the company’s

The decision in April to close the line was the climax of co-

80 originally expected, will be

is the result of reorganising work in the departments that support

impacts on personnel as a result

through pension arrangements,

to close the line, mill director Mikko Nieminen said: “The decisions about closures are

that in most of the cases, the

we were closing one small paper machine, the personnel of the whole mill were part of the

Stora Enso supports those

who are made redundant for

support, including the possibility

The group also works closely with local employment and

programme is aimed at making

Imatra Mills is part of Stora Enso’s Consumer Board

Tainionkoski, which together

more than one million tonnes of paperboard and paper per year, including paperboard for packaging liquids and foods, as well as graphic paperboard, speciality papers, self-manufactured pulp and chemi-

paperboard machines and one

Capacity cut back at Stora Enso’s Imatra Mills

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The water crisis is playing out on a global scale. Cape Town in South Africa faced the

threat of literally running out of water last year; southern

Environment Agency issued a

run short of this vital resource within 25 years.

The problem is as much about

growth as it is about the impact

dire and the answer has to be

Many pulp and paper

commitment to reducing their

embedding sustainability targets in their plant Measures of

the public domain posted targets for raw-water intake ranging

there remains an unwillingness by some companies to properly

water resources, presented

while the number of companies

withdrawals doubled between 2015 and 2018, in that same period there was an almost 50 per cent rise in the number of

sustainability programme in

How about these:• Eliminate all water waste beyond

the absolute minimum required

process• Eradicate the leakage that leads

failure

nine months - and long term

mechanical seals and seal support

Any pulp and paper company taking an in-depth look at where water is being used to excess in their processes would highlight gland packing and single mechanical seals as the primary

Both of these sealing approaches

standard feature of both, causing

But their greatest drawback is

of which simply goes down the

On a unit with 30 pumps the

Averting the water crisis

Rotating equipment that has been upgraded by AESSEAL with dual seals and support systems

gallons per minute, or 52 million

this is 50,000 MMBtus – which

replacing gland packing or single mechanical seals with modern double-mechanical seals and a water management support system not only eliminates costly

reliability – it reduces the amount

With dual mechanical seals, one of the two faces seals towards

atmosphere, with a barrier space

seals, these require a constant,

water) to ensure the seal faces

the water management support

Using a process known as thermosiphon, the support system supplies clean, cool water to the barrier space between the double seals at a pressure higher than

the product pressure, ensuring that a consistent, stable and clean

seals generate heat, the hot water in the barrier space rises to the tank and its heat is radiated to the atmosphere, allowing the cooler, denser water to sink back down

and reducing leakage to the absolute minimum – roughly one teaspoonful a day of water is lost,

Cost should not be a barrierIt might be argued that cost should

for companies that want to

systems and ISO-50001 Standard

understandably close eye on the

installing the correct dual seal and

Double mechanical seals contain the coolant medium

subtract: • The cost of energy to heat and

paper mill reduced energy use by

of more than £400,000 and a

four months simply by reducing the amount of water that needed

• Equipment costs for the frequent repair or replacement of gland packing, failed bearings (caused by water ingress as a result of seal leakage) and, in

maintenance engineer costs – this sealing technology is almost maintenance-free and causes

no damage to bearings or pump

comes from being able, not just to declare a commitment to the

planet that no company in any

The CDP perhaps puts it most succinctly: “Business-as-usual water management is no longer an

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A and linerboard had reported throughout the machine and also complained of barring in the paper.

Furthermore, the customer was

targets, a result of being forced to

had not been possible to detect any causes for the reduced

using on-machine measuring and

Right from the start, it was clear that not only was the job

The customer was not only dealing with quality problems,

to waste and therefore TASK

measurements simultaneously

Using their ODIN equipment, the paper web was considered step by step against the machine

through an exclusion process, of which more will be explained

with Presstuner and Feltperm determined the water content and permeability of the press

press top felt, the FFT analysis of

the water content showed an MD

The TASK team then placed their ODIN measuring fork

A barring was immediately recognisable, and the

(as shown in Photo 1) the same

The fault must, therefore,

machine components or within

frequency of the propeller in

To be certain that the barring frequency stayed at a constant

measurement was carried out –

The tension of the forming

same barring frequency was

it could be ruled out that the cause of the disturbance was

If this had been the case, one

When the speed was lowered

hit: The frequency of the barring

team proceeded to increase the speed again, the frequency

it was clear that the barring originated from the machine and

that these were the cause of the

both presses showed that,

it did not exhibit any serious

was transferred to the second

counter (CC) roll of the shoe

oscillate (as in Figure 3) and

through the frame and machine

Trust is good, but control is better

hood balance. PPL reports

Figure 2: Barring frequency is directly influenced by the machine speed.

Figure 1: The FFT analysis of the second press top felt shows an irregularity at 12.56Hz

Photo 1: The ODIN fork in use – directly behind the head box Photo 2: Vibration measuring equipment. Data transmitted by telemetric system

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For now, let’s just say that the damage to the CC roll was causing

‘Sauna’ in the

machine speed a hood balance

Is the quality and temperature of

The contradictory measurement

repeated measurements failed

TASK team took a closer look,

exhaust fans in the pre-dryer

The PLS showed a motor in running order and machine

from the second exhaust fan were broken and as a result the

transported back into the hood

Instead of being transported outside, exhaust air was actually returned into the hood, and hot, moist air was circulated rather than

of the exhaust air duct impaired

heat exchangers no longer worked

The consequence was, of course, was that the paper was drying increasingly slowly and the

The fan was the second problem area, the one that had led to a

the hood exhaust fan was able to

Together with the replacement of the CC roll, the machine ran smoothly once more and the customer was again able to meet

This case shows once more:

Put your paper machine under

detected and corrected early – or

Figure 3: The oscillation velocity in the cross direction shows a higher amplitude at 12.56 Hz Photo 3: Position of the accelerometer on the second press top roll

Figure 4: Supply and exhaust air system in the pre- and post-drying section with defective fan

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The largest engineering project ever in north Sweden was completed recently with the

doubling of capacity at SCA

“When we started this project,

we wanted to create a pulp mill that would be the brightest star in

Helios project president, Ingela

one name jumped out clearly,

for the sun, the brightest star in

– the project has been immense in its scope and scale – because the aim was to more than double

tonnes a year to 900,000 tonnes – but with some extra challenges thrown in; the expansion was to take place in the same mill perimeter (there was no extra land

Ekebro explains: “That decision

infrastructure in place, and we

we can help our customers reach

new industry benchmark, we will increase tensile strength by more

help our customers increase their product quality and at the same

been on SCA’s agenda for some

A with a unique insistence; it had to be expandable for an

whether the Helios project would

been preparing for this expansion

is the preferred raw material of

are key to our customers; they

a top performing product where

for higher steam pressure and

an increased turbine capacity to enable us to produce much more

wall so we could increase the capacity of the boiler exactly when

the next logical step was a new lime kiln, also supplied by A

doubling capacity of the mill and

management at SCA, who found

So immense was the project in Sweden to double the capacity of

Acompletely rebuilt mill. PPL magazine reports

Helios shines bright in Sweden

The new EvoDry pulp drying system at SCA Oestrand

supplied by ANDRITZ

Left to right: Göran Bröttgårdh, commercial project director at ANDRITZ; Ingela Ekebro, president of project Helios at SCA, Henrik Grönqvist, project director for Helios at ANDRITZ, and Håkan Wänglund, group project manager for Helios at SCA alongside the new EvoDry pulp drying system from ANDRITZ

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needed before we could embark

In January 2014, a feasibility study was conducted with the results being presented six months

Around 45 people worked on the

the quality aspects, the supply

sure we were aware of all the impacts that would occur with

manager for Helios, says: “It is, of course, during this pre-study when

project case it is extra special,

steam, which is used in the pulp

was something of a project on

“This was really new thinking, to

and meant a lot of design and

high and weighing 460 tonnes)

areas of the Helios project; wood processing, pulp drying, the white

“A was selected as a supplier because of its excellent technology in these process

we searched for the latest-

New technology for the Helios project included the latest A HQ-Presses in wood processing, new technology for burning wood dust in the lime kiln, a new state-

director at A for Helios,

project, there were 10 separate Athe white liquor plant, two in the wood processing area, two in pulp

of the complete Helios project

Ingela Ekebro sums up: “To build a new mill inside an ongoing

course, but there are also major

get the start-up sequences right

“We started up the wood

working before the main start-up

the system before the main start-up when full capacity would be

what is latest on the market, and what new technology we should be looking at to maximise

where knowledge and the latest in technology and processing experience from A was

Ekebro adds: “The discussions with suppliers during the pre-project study were extremely important for us because that is when we set the framework for

The latest process for low energy and chemical

A was chosen to supply its

per cent accurate, as there was only a 15mm clearance for the

expansion was really special, and

done before, so there was a lot of

were close to 500 people working day and night while the wall was

the boiler capacity was going to

during the pre-project we reached

The project to double capacity

years with numerous start-ups of combined equipment at carefully-

In fact, there was only one complete shutdown during the

utmost respect for SCA’s spirit of willingness to try something new, and in the Helios project we brought in some of our latest and

reducing energy use across the

technology installed at SCA

HQ-Presses, which cut down energy greatly when it comes to burning

the use of fossil oil in the lime kiln by installing new technology

has many new groundbreaking

successful start-ups by A

with no serious incidents or

SCA and seamless teamwork within the A team, this

course, during this pre-study when

what is latest on the market, and what new technology we should be looking at to maximise

where knowledge and the latest in technology and processing experience from ANDRITZ was

Ekebro concludes: “The discussions with suppliers during the pre-project study were extremely important for us because that is when we set the

There were five start-ups in the white liquor plant during project Helios

Two new-generation HQ-Press bark presses at wood processing increase energy value of bark

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Andritz supplied new production technologies and equipment for the extension of SCA’s Östrand pulp mill:

ANDRITZ LimeFlash technology in the existing lime kiln, enabling a substantial increase in the capacity of the existing lime kiln without the need to invest in a new lime kiln.

Substantial increase in the recovery boiler capacity from 3,300 to 5,000 tds/d. The existing boiler was supplied by ANDRITZ in 2006 and had already been designed to enable a major extension.

New recausticizing machinery including a LimeGreen green liquor filter enabling efficient green liquor filtration with a minimum of waste going to landfill

New and innovative EvoDry Pulp Drying System with energy-saving technologies, which substantially reduce the mill’s operating costs, including a boiler exhaust energy recovery system, fine screening and a twin wire dewatering system

Complete debarking plant with two parallel debarking and chipping lines, each consisting of a PowerFeed de-icing conveyor and a water hydrostatically supported debarking drum

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Production plant goes intelligent

OMET has set up an interface that displays clear

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The various stages of

process involve a broad

in which accurate and reliable level measurements are

play a crucial role in reducing chemical use, product variability

These include turbulence,

materials, density and pressure measurement certainty they

Measurement technologiesVarious technologies can be employed to monitor and

Level measurement using radar technology

challenges

can be challenging for measurement systems

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method is the manual process

techniques include electro-

pressure sensors, laser-based

methods are increasingly being replaced by modern electronic technologies such

and repeatability, reduced maintenance requirements and lifecycle costs, and greater

Non-contacting radar technology

measurement of the distance to the surface, which is highly accurate and reliable and can be used with liquids, sludges,

With built-in diagnostics, a

straightforward installation and commissioning, non-contact

both ease-of-use and low

– either pulse or frequency

thousands of short radar pulses

directly towards the material

an onboard microprocessor calculates the distance to the material’s surface, and

Transmitters using FMCW technology transmit a radar signal with increasing frequency

from the surface is picked up by

Because the frequency of the transmitted signal constantly

always differs slightly from the transmitted signal at any

between these frequencies is directly proportional to the distance from the transmitter to

the surface, thereby enabling the

FMCW radar transmitters

which maximises their signal strength and enables them to

FMCW technology uses more

technology selection is

dependent, non-contacting

a broad range of important benefits that enable them to meet many of the toughest challenges presented during pulp

Turbulence and foaming

amount of foam can affect the signal strength of non-

dedicated software algorithms that counteract the effects of

operate in bypass chambers or stilling wells to negate these

Corrosive media and condensation

process seal antenna, engineered to maximise resistance to

Coating, viscosity and dirty antennasNon-contacting radar transmitters are unaffected

dirty and this can affect its

transmitters can detect a dirty antenna using signal quality metric diagnostics, enabling

Density, temperature and pressureLiquid density can change as part of a reaction, along with

Despite the dusty conditions the 5408 has required less maintenance and downtime, leading to improved productivity

contacting radar transmitters are suitable in these applications as they do not need to compensate for density, high temperatures or

Solids measurement

and powders – in lime silos,

material surface that creates false

processing algorithm that merges surface peaks, the latest radar

Dust generationNon-contacting radar transmitters usually handle dust

with an integrated air purging

Dielectric constantA low dielectric constant – such as in the lime powder used in

much of the energy from pulse

FMCW technology maximise their signal strength, enabling them to accurately and reliably measure

Case study: the Södra Cell millTypical examples of how

technology is helping pulp producers to meet their toughest

can be seen at the Södra Cell mill

one of the world’s most modern

producing around 700,000 tons of high-quality, chlorine-free

measurement challenges, which

powder piles up inside, the material tends to form in towers

challenging factors include the long distance to be measured and the powder’s low dielectric

Södra had tried using

technology and radars, but their

The Södra Cell mill in Sweden was facing two demanding level measurement challenges, which it solved by installing advanced non-contacting radar transmitters from Emerson

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The 5408 uses FMCW technology, and its increased

measure lime powder, despite

parabolic antenna’s built-in air

ensure accurate measurement,

Since being installed, the 5408

thick layer of foam forming on

technologies had been tried to accurately and reliably measure

problems caused by build-

narrow, causing measurement

The build-up problem required

resistant to the media, so

the Rosemount 5408 enable it to accurately measure through

is able to detect abnormal process

thereby maintaining an accurate

5408 into the distributed control system at the mill, Södra has

reduced maintenance and

• Ingemar Serneby works for

Since integrating the Rosemount 5408 into the distributed control system at the mill, Södra has been delighted with the results

Voith’s Nipco rollers have been installed in Guarneri Technology calender systems for

for many years. Originally

recently have been used in the processing of nonwovens and in thermo-bonding.

“Many years of successful

Technology and the access by

managing director of Voith Paper

“With the experience of well-

known Italian calender builder Elmatex’s established market

with our Nipco roller systems,

Nipco rollers are the result of this

Technology will be further

demand for reliable calendering

of Nipco rolls is a prerequisite for high reproducibility in the calendering process in these

this partnership, Elmatex,

operate at a number of trade fairs

Partnership expansion for Voith’s Nipco rollers

sustainable have been launched by Voith in the US.

of Voith Paper in North America, said: “From spare parts, fabrics and rolls, paper machine rebuilds, stock

paper machines and secure

customers strengthen their

that:●

and maintenance ●

damping bearing system for

winding process and allows for

winder upgrade can increase

●

shaking technology, emits

Other new launches include

enterprise-wide for one central,

Making paper mills smarter and more sustainable

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Following the successful

bleached eucalyptus

by Andritz, pulp producer Celbi, part of the Altri group, set a

admt in a day at its Leirosa mill, Portugal, in March.

across the working sheet width of

says it would be possible to

on a single line with a 10-metre working width or an annual drying

The Leirosa mill was started technology, including a Twin Wire Former and shoe press

Celbi is one of the most

eucalyptus pulp, with an installed

admt per year, and is recognised worldwide for its high-quality products and excellent customer

The Celbi mill was acquired by

Record kraft pulp production for Celbi mill

Record breaker: the Celbi pulp mill in Portugal

Eldorado Brasil has ordered a biomass handling system from Andritz for its new Onça Pintada plant at Três Lagoas. Start-up is

of 2020. The new plant will generate

energy by using biomass from eucalyptus stumps and roots

capacity to produce around 50 MW of electrical energy for the

Eldorado Brasil is one of the

Constructed with a nominal pulp

year, it exceeded this with an

The pulp producer has a forest

hectares where it employs almost

cent of its products, most (43 per cent ) of which goes to China, 31 per cent to Europe and 10 per cent to North America

Its self-managed forests as well as the energy the company generates from biomass, its reuse of resources, and low carbon footprint are some of

company from other industry

The storage and reclaiming technologies for biomass

a 270-degree stacker-reclaimer with 40,000 cubic metre storage

Voith has awarded Pöyry with a services assignment to carry out the detailed engineering design of its XcelLine paper machine supplied to the Gondi Group in Monterrey,

engineering disciplines as well

paper quality and reduce

is 400,000 tons of Testliner-type packaging paper and corrugated core, with weights

will increase the capacity of

“This is a complex project

glad to keep working with

our successful long-term

Fugmann, president of Voith

Márcia Mastrocola, director of industrial processes for

and Pöyry, and we are pleased to be able to strengthen our

Biomass handling system for Eldorado Brasil from Andritz

Pöyry to engineer Voith paper making line in Mexico

two-drum winder from Voith that is said to set new capacity standards with a design speed of 3,000 metres per minute and a 25-second set change time.

This results in a significant increase in both efficiency and

“With VariFlex Performance,

high-capacity winder that is designed from scratch to

Consequently, this winder fully focuses on the best winding quality, reliability and maximum

Woelfel, head of application at

Daniel Juergens, global product manager at Voith, adds: “VariFlex Performance is our foundation for implementing full

“In combination with our

end section, this winder is a

central element to bring key

winding, fully automatic process communication and highest winder throughput – to the next

ensures reliable start and end

system significantly reduces

and a clear system analysis are features of the automation

to the mill system and enables the integration of automatic

VariFlex Performance will be

modules are placed on common foundation rails, which simplifies alignment work as well as the

A System (IQ WIS), which enables board and paper producers to inspect

greater detail has been launched by Valmet.

enabling immediate root-cause

is one of the integral elements of the IQ Process and Quality Vision system; another element being

with Munich-based Dr Schenk, a

Marko Toskala, director of quality management systems

between Dr Schenk and Valmet is a showcase of excellent synergy by smartly combining the know-how and experience from the

of 450 Valmet IQ Process and Quality Vision systems globally, this new product launch is an

new features can be integrated

manager at Dr Schenk, added: “We are pleased with the

Through their strong sales and

intelligent 8K camera technology, which combines the best features of an area scan (matrix) camera and line scan

quality criteria through a wide

High measurement precision

The latest IQ WIS technologies

longitudinal structures and oil stains, for example, which are

be made by means of the MIDA

Valmet Industrial Internet

is created by combining the data from the quality control system

By adding other key process

ways to ensure desired process performance and end-product

New-generation web inspection system from Valmet

More two-drum winders from Voith

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Leading recycled cartonboard manufacturer Macedonian Paper Mills

(MEL) in Greece increased its

press from Voith.

comprises 19 global companies, MEL produces high-quality recycled board and packaging for customers across the Balkans, Europe, North Africa and the

at Thessaloniki included the

shoe press on the BM1, which

enables a higher dry content,

Through the higher dry content

now requires less steam in the following drying groups, which

of 15 per cent, to 120,000 metric

tons a year – and long-term cross-border business partnerships and

who was keen to emphasise

“The atmosphere between the

colleagues in the paper and board

Mtechnologies of Brazil have been ordered from Andritz.

Valued at around €190 million

complements equipment that was supplied for the mill before it was

boiler, white liquor plant and a power boiler, on an engineering,

The wood processing plant uses the same technology as the woodyard for the Puma Unit line including two eucalyptus debarking and chipping lines, chip storage with 360-degree stacker-

reclaimer, chip screening, bark handling with BioCrushers, bark storage, and a purchased biomass

Each debarking line is capable of processing both eucalyptus and

wood losses, and the unique,

model), ensuring high capacity without compromising on chip

tds per day at 103bar and 502

requiring wash water and includes sootblowing control technology controlled by a Hanging Heat-Transfer Surface Weight Indicator (HEWI) and the sootblowing

The white liquor plant is the same as the current Puma

plant with a 5,000 cubic metre

dryness, which results in low

The power boiler is based on

technology and is combined

superheated steam, which is brought to a steam turbine shared

and wood rejects from the mill as

The order also includes some

mill in Italy is being rebuilt by Toscotec.

The repeat order from Cama’s

TT SteelDryer technology that will increase the PM1’s drying capacity

Toscotec will supply a new frame

included in the rebuild and 23TT SteelDryers, designed for an

bar, featuring bearing housings,

The scope also includes stretchers, in two phases, from July through

a reel trim of 2,340 mm and produces core board and carton board from 650 to 1,200 gsm,

“We placed two major orders

bases, because we want to ensure

quality upgrade across our mills,

“Our expansion, in terms

also go hand in hand with the

head of sales, added: “We are

Marchigiana we will design and

Italy’s Cartiera Marchigiana to have a dryer rebuilt

Improved cartonboard capacity at MEL in Greece

A Voith NipcoFlex shoe press increased MEL’s capacity by 15 per cent

Klabin orders more Andritz equipment for its Puma II project

A complete Advantage DCT 100HS

supplied by Valmet to Faderco for

The order also includes a

process and quality control

The line is the second to be supplied by Valmet to the mill, the

The Warak mill currently produces baby diapers, sanitary

new line will support Faderco’s plan to become be the leader in

tons of output will mean that

of Faderco, commented: “The

DCT technology, the new complex,

are already present in Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, Senegal,

unit, added: “With this new, high-

the journey together with Faderco;

technology as well as its Reelite ENS Winder will support Faderco’s

II TIS headbox, a cast alloy

technologies ViscoNip press, the AirCap hood and WetDust dust handling systems – a rewinder and

Second tissue line for Faderco in Algeria

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The European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) appointed a new chairperson in April.

Angelika Christ, who is also secretary general of the European

Corrugated Packaging (FEFCO), will

manufacturers for more than 20

Prior to FEFCO, she was the

guidelines for printed graphic

“Paper packaging is a recycling

the public awareness about the great recyclability of paper

of 74 per cent in the EU27 plus

ecodesign and research and

In 2018, Members of the EPRC are ACE, CEPI, CITPA, EMFA, ETS,

Supporters are Afera, EuPIA,

Rigid Containers, part of recycled paper and corrugated

has appointed Sonia Card as its group HR director to further support and develop the company’s human resources strategy.

senior roles at DS Smith Packaging for four years where

included head of HR at Kuehne+Nagel and Head of HR

Sonia brings wide ranging experience in human resources,

L&D, talent management and

Card commented: “I am delighted to be leading and

company’s history as we grow

company’s talent management strategy, pushing forward with a

Rigid Containers appoints new HR director

Sonia Card

New chair for paper recycling body is Angelika Christ

Angelika Christ

recognised as Woman of the Year

the Pulp and Paper Industry’s (TAPPI’s) Women in Industry Division at its recent annual PaperCon conference.

board member of TAPPI, PIMA (Paper Industry Management

Paper Business Industry Studies

Board of the Pulp and Paper

industry for 25 years as owner and director of Tennessee-based Buckman in a number of roles

Buckman established in 2018

and smart technologies to the pulp and paper industry and water

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