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New pulp drying plant record set at UPM’s Kymi mill


production of 2,452 tons per day on 31 May. It’s the latest record to be set by the plant, installed by Andritz in 2015, and is the equivalent of a drying capacity of 389.2 tons per day on the 6.3-metre wide sheet drying machine. It is said to be a new world record for drying of bleached birch and pine kraft. The high-capacity pulp drying line


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enables switches between birch and pine pulp production within less than 23 minutes and is capable of handling a wide production range of 1,550 to 2,452 tons per day. Andritz says that its high-capacity drying lines offer: the highest


operational reliability for any pulp grade thanks to proven pulp; drying technology, including the Andritz Twin Wire Former and shoe press equipment; maximum production flexibility and adaptability for large


Second mill for Rollpap in Czech Republic


Czech toilet and sanitary tissue maker Rollpap is planning to build a second mill, at Opatovice nad Labem in Pardubice. The Doksy-based paper


maker expects the new mill to have capacity for up to 600 tonnes of tissue a month when it starts up at the end of 2019. The location of the new mill


was chosen because it can use energy from the nearby Opatovice Power Station. It is also expecting to use locally recycled paper. Rollpap has


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been considering replacing imported raw materials for two years. “It is paradoxical that the


waste paper is exported to the neighbouring countries, and thus the transport infrastructure of the Czech Republic is seriously burdened and damaged,” company representative Ivana Hotová told local news outlet ctidoma.cz. Rollpap employs about 50


staff, and its annual sales are about 125 million crowns (US$5.7m).


production windows and short grade changing times; and stable operation and low maintenance due to the high degree of automation. UPM Kymi is said to be one of the world’s most efficient producers


of softwood and birch pulp and is recognised worldwide for its high-quality products and excellent customer service, which makes the company a benchmark producer in Europe.


Propapier PM3 orders wide testliner line from Voith


German paper maker Progroup AG has ordered an XcelLine machine from Voith for its new greenfield-site plant, Propapier PM3 GmbH, at Sandersdorf- Brehna, north west of Leipzig, which is expected to start up in 2020. The PM3 machine, with a


wire width of 10,000mm and an operating speed of 1,600 metres per minute, will have capacity to produce 750,000 tons of testliner and corrugated medium a year. Voith will supply the feeding system, BlueLine stock preparation;


reject system, paper machine with hood and process air system, hall ventilation, reel spool transport system and winder. The value of the order was not revealed. Construction of the Propapier PM3 plant is scheduled to begin early in 2019 with completion expected in the second half of 2020. Together with Progroup’s nearby facilities in Burg and Eisenhüttenstadt, the containerboard manufacturer will have a total yearly production capacity of about 1.85 million tons.


he new pulp drying plant installed at UPM’s Kymi mill in Kouvola, Finland, achieved a record


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