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Eldorado mill sets pulp production records


records. Mill operations at Três Lagoas


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in Brazil started in November 2012 and for the year to the end of 2013 it produced 1.27 million tones of eucalyptus pulp with gross sales of US$1.8 billion, from which its operation profit was $443m, but after tax it made a loss of $491m, mainly due to start up costs. On the last day of March the mill produced a record 5,156 tons of pulp, breaking records previously set earlier in the month, of 4,990 tons on 19 March and 5,056 tons a day later. The systems used to produce Eldorado’s high-quality pulp include wood processing, cooking, washing, screening, and bleaching technologies delivered by Andritz Pulp & Paper. The single-vessel continuous digester with Lo-Solids cooking and the accompanying fibreline technologies are said to represent state-of-the-art process


n just over a year after its start up, the Eldorado Brasil pulp mill has set a number of production


tons per year. On an annualised basis, the daily volume of more than 5,000 tons a day indicates that the mill has the potential to reach the projected capacity. An application for the expansion, with an estimated two million tons of pulp per year capacity, has already been submitted to the Office of Environment of Mato Grosso do Sul. “Our first year of operations


technology providing the best yield, washing efficiency, and minimal chemical consumption. The fibreline is fed with high- quality chips from a wood yard consisting of three horizontally fed Andritz HHQ Chippers. Andritz also supplied the complete pulp drying plant (two drying machines) and the entire white liquor plant, including the world’s largest lime kiln. The Eldorado mill is self-


sufficient in energy produced from biomass with total installed capacity of 220 MW. Of this, 90 MW is for own its consumption and about 50 to 60 MW is provided for Eka Chemicals (AkzoNobel) and Praxair, partners of the Três Lagoas complex. Eldorado Brazil can export about 30 MW to the open energy market. This year, the mill plans to


increase its capacity to 1.7 million


was very positive and the prospects for 2014 are even better. In this first year of activities we consolidated our position in competitiveness and sustainability. We achieved our goals in planting forests and industrial production thanks to the skill and experience of a committed and motivated by challenges team,” said Jose Carlos Grubisich, chief executive of Eldorado Brasil. With annual production of


around 1.5 million tons of bleached eucalyptus market pulp, Eldorado is currently the largest single-line pulp mill in the world. More about the Eldorado mill: see page 12.


Leading sheeter manufacturer created by Barry-Wehmiller


MarquipWardUnited, part of the US-based Barry-Wehmiller group, is to acquire the operations of Körber AG’s Papersystems companies: ECH Will GmbH, Pemco Inc and Kugler-Womako GmbH, subject to the approval of the respective antitrust authorities. The combination expands


May/June 2014


MarquipWardUnited’s sheeter footprint, and is said to establish BW Papersystems as the leading supplier of sheeting and sheet packaging machinery, offering the widest range of applications for the paper converting, manufacturing and packaging industries. ECH Will, Pemco and Kugler-


Womako have had combined yearly sales of around US$125 million over the past five years. “We are excited to partner with these industry leaders whose expertise naturally dovetails with MarquipWardUnited’s,” said Tim Sullivan, president of the Barry-Wehmiller Group. “We


have watched the successful synergy between ECH Will, Pemco and Kugler-Womako and feel that MarquipWardUnited’s capabilities will complement theirs. We look forward to welcoming them into our family and introducing them to our dynamic people-centric culture.”


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