30 PROJECTS & CONTRACTS


Reconfiguration for Kruger’s pulp mill in Quebec


Rivières Mill in Canada is to be reconfigured by Andritz. The Austrian technology group will provide an HC mixer, HC bleach tower discharge system, two MC pumps, a reconditioned pulp screw press, upgrade two existing twin wire presses to achieve a higher production, and change the drive of an existing Andritz twin wire press to the other side.


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Andritz will also provide basic engineering, erection supervision, as well as commissioning and start-up assistance. Kruger says that it decided to place the order with Andritz


ruger’s thermo- mechanical pulp peroxide bleach plant at its Trois-


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An existing Andritz twin wire press will be converted from an LC to an MC headbox


because of an excellent long- standing business relationship


between the two companies, its full process capabilities, and its


Repeat board production line order from Pratt Industries in the US


Pratt Paper has ordered an OptiConcept M board production line with automation from Valmet for its new greenfield-site paper mill in the USA. The mill at Wapakoneta, Ohio, will use 100 per cent recovered paper to produce lightweight and high-performance linerboard and


corrugated medium. The start-up of the new board machine, PM17, is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2019. It will be the second OptiConcept M board production line ordered by Pratt. Anthony Pratt, global chairman


of Pratt Industries, commented: “Start-up of the previous


Valmet-supplied OptiConcept M in Valparaiso, Indiana, was exceptional. We have also been able to exceed some of the design features of the machine resulting in very good production figures. Both board machines in Valparaiso and Wapakoneta are showcases for the latest in 21st century


flexibility to use new as well as used and rebuilt components.


paper-making technology.” The OptiConcept M board making line is designed to use less water, electricity and raw materials. “We want to help many companies to meet their sustainability goals without sacrificing their high-performance packaging requirements. That’s important not only for our environment but also for our customers who realize the importance of sustainable packaging,” said Pratt.


Blue Tissue in Mexico orders complete tissue line


Blue Tissue Sapi de CV in Mexico has ordered a complete tissue plant from A.Celli Paper in a turnkey project for commissioning in the first quarter of 2019.


July/August 2018 The new tissue machine will


have a pope reel measuring 2,700mm, an operating speed of 2,000 metres per minute and will include an LPG Gas Hood and 16- foot forged steel Yankee.


Blue Tissue specialises in tissue


products with high adsorption, softness and quality, supplying the away-from-home hygiene, healthcare and sanitary sectors. Italy-based A.Celli will also


supply a 100 per cent virgin fibre stock preparation system that will work in conjunction with a deinking system (supplied by the customer), as well as a two-plie slitter rewinder.


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