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the paper. It has helped us sell to new ultra-premium customers in a tough market. The machine has delivered the quality I expected and continues to improve as we continue to maximize its capabilities,” Diring says. “The support from Valmet was


outstanding. Their dedication and focus to get the paper machine started up on time was impressive. Even when we had issues, everybody was quick to rally around and solve the problem. All worked with the same dedication, and you couldn’t tell the difference between the mill team and the Valmet team except by the green shirts,” says Brian Merryman, site manager at Orchids Paper.


“It’s unique; it’s different” “Absorbent rate is a key selling point and differentiator for tissue products. This product has higher stretch, and the absorbency is great. The machine makes exactly what we were told it would. It’s unique; it’s different. There are qualities that are superior to anything out there. We are


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With Valmet’s new tissue making concept, it is possible to achieve premium and ultra-premium quality utilizing pressing in combination with Rush Transfer. This means significantly lower energy consumption compared to other structured tissue processes


constantly learning and making things better,” Merryman says. “It also makes life in converting much easier. We get the caliper without too much embossing. The big difference with the QRT machine is that the more you rush to get the caliper, the more stretch you get in the product.”


Also using recycled fibre The QRT line is handling recycled fibres very well. Orchid Paper’s


Premium products at a reasonable cost


“Normally, the recipe to reach the highest bulk and absorbency is to avoid pressing and to use hot air through the web for drying. However, Advantage QRT uses a combination of wet pressing, a structured fabric and Rush Transfer to achieve premium and high-premium products with high bulk and absorbency. The process uses a significantly lower amount of energy than comparable


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target is to use 25 per cent broke – the cleanest fibres, coming directly for the converting lines. But they also want to produce tissue with other types of recycled fibres. A de-inking line allows them to run premium and ultra-premium products using a range of fibre streams and not just virgin fibre. The optimisation of the de-inking line is still ongoing, which includes running in continuous mode. However, once the recycled fibres get into the machine, the team at Barnwell says it runs “fantastically”. The team is convinced that QRT


is the technology of the future: a new way to help people get access to better paper products at a reasonable cost. In summary, Schoen says:


“We have achieved the goals we set before start-up, and we are looking forward to future achievements and learnings


About Orchids Paper


structured processes with through-air drying,” explains Hans Ivarsson, project manager at Valmet R&D (pictured).


Orchids Paper supplies range of consumer paper products to customers in the US from facilities at Pryor in Oklahoma and Barnwell in South Carolina and through a partnership with Fabrica de Papel San Francisco in Mexico. Parent rolls in its Pryor paper mill, which has capacity for 74,000


tons of paper per year, are converted into finished tissue products at converting facilities at Pryor and Barnwell, which contain 14 lines. Total net sales in 2017 were US$162 million.


Scope of


Valmet’s delivery • Mill engineering • Advantage QRT tissue line


• Valmet DNA automation system with quality control system


• Stock-preparation system including de-inking line


• Training, start-up and commissioning


from QRT. We have met the expectations we had: to become a national player, to supply a larger percentage of our business in the premium and ultra-premium product segments, and to be a low-cost producer. QRT technology positions us well to increase our market share and achieve our long-term goals.”


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