Pulp Paper & Logistics


INDUSTRY NEWS 3


Real-time energy monitoring at SGC’s new line in Thailand


Thai paper maker Siam Kraft Industry’s new containerboard line at the Ban Pong mill in Ratchaburi in January. The PM16 line, which was


M


started up in October, is the third OptiConcept M-type from Valmet to be installed. Wichan Jitpukdee, managing


ore than 400 guests attended the official inauguration of


director of Siam Kraft Industry said at the inauguration, “PM16 showcases the cutting edge technology of paper packaging manufacturing. It combines the world’s latest technologies with SCG Paper’s expertise, which means our company can now manufacture the products to meet the needs of customers in all and finer details.”


With a design speed of 1,300 metres per minute, the


7.25m-wide line has an annual capacity of around 300,000 tonnes of high-quality 100 per cent recycled fluting grades in weights from 90 to 150 g/m2


. “Siam Kraft’s PM 16 is one of the


most successful projects in South East Asia. It proves that Valmet can offer very efficient technology in terms of energy consumption and operating cost reduction,” said Pornpracha Wattanakijsiri, South East Asia regional chief for Valmet. The Siam Kraft PM 16


containerboard production line is


UPM to cut capacity in Europe by 675,000 tonnes


In a move to improve operating rates and profitability in Europe, UPM is shutting down three paper machines in the UK and Finland with the loss of 675,000 tonnes of capacity and more than 350 jobs. In Finland, it will be closing PM2 at the Kaukas mill and PM5 at Jämsä River Mills, while in


the UK it will close PM1 at the Shotton mill. Production will finish by the end of March 2015 at the latest.


UPM is also planning to close


the PM3 machine at UPM Chapelle in France, which was announced in November. The closures will mean that UPM will have cut its coated


and uncoated magazine paper capacity by about 460,000 tonnes and its newsprint capacity by 215,000 tonnes. Bernd Eikens, executive vice


president of UPM Paper ENA, said: “These decisions are unfortunate for the personnel involved, and the past months have been challenging for all


of us. From the business point of view, the measures taken are necessary to improve our operating rates and profitability in the European paper business, which still suffers from overcapacity. By reducing capacity we ensure the efficient use of our remaining machines in Europe.”


January/February 2015


said to combine high productivity with low energy usage per produced ton of paper. The real-time energy consumption monitoring shows that the production line is performing as expected in energy efficiency. “One important driver for this project was to achieve the efficient energy consumption level, which means we could optimize the operating costs yet, remain competitive,” said Sompob Witworrasakul, engineering director at SCG Paper.


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