26 PROJECTS & CONTRACTS


Pulp Paper & Logistics


Productivity increased at Kuwait mill following a dryer rebuild


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apacity has been increased and energy consumption reduced on Gulf Paper


Manufacturing’s PM1 packaging grade machine following a rebuild of the dryer by Toscotec. One of three production lines


at the Mina Abdullah paper mill in Kuwait, PM1 produces mainly fluting medium, test liner and white top liner, using 100 per cent recycled paper. Ghaleb Al Hadhrami, Gulf Paper Manufacturing’s projects and development manager, explained the reasons behind the dryer rebuild: “First and foremost, we


aimed to increase production. Secondly, we wanted to improve the quality of the fluting and test liner we were manufacturing. Thirdly, we wanted to reduce downtime and maintenance costs to a minimum. And finally, we wished to do a major upgrade of PM1 in order to equip it with state-of-the-art technology.” Gulf Paper Manufacturing achieved three goals, says Al Hadhrami: “First, in terms of time schedule, the machine downtime was implemented precisely according to the GANTT project timetable that Toscotec provided at the beginning. In the end, PM1


New tissue line starts up in Mexico


to achieve an increase of over 20 per cent within the next few months after removing the stock preparation bottlenecks we currently have. “Third, the dryer section


Gulf Paper’s Ghaleb Al Hadhrami: equipping state-of- the-art technology


was started up ahead of schedule. “Second, in terms of our targets, within two months from start- up, the production increased by 15 per cent and we expect


efficiency we achieved with the new TT SteelDryers and the steam and condensate removal system is higher than we predicted.” Founded in 1978, Gulf Paper Manufacturing now operates two mills, the other being the Ameer Paper Mill in Jebel Ali, Dubai. Capacity is 70,000 tons a year with 70 per cent of that exported to Gulf Cooperation Council countries.


New corrugated medium line for UPPC in the Philippines


United Pulp and Paper (UPPC) is having a line installed by Andritz for the production of corrugated medium at its Calumpit mill, near Bulacan in the Philippines. The new line will process old


A new 100 tons-per-day tissue machine has been started up by Grupo Corporativo Papelera (GCP) in Mexico. The iDeal 2000S machine was built by Italy’s A.Celli with a web width of 2.65 metres, a working speed of 2,000 metres per minute, a 16-ft forged Yankee, and is operated with an Extreme Automation DCS System. The DCS system enables the machine to be monitored autonomously with remote assistance from A.Celli technicians.


May/June 2020 “The A.Celli team showed great


flexibility, managing to complete a highly customised project on an engineering and assembly level,” says a representative of GCP. “Despite the very critical global conditions and with the extraordinary support and expertise of the Grupo Corporativo Papelera’s staff, the A.Celli team did not lose concentration, being able to manage the paper to the pope and make the first reel a few hours after start up.”


corrugated cardboard (OCC) and have a design capacity of 870 admt/d when it starts up as scheduled in the fourth quarter of 2020.


The pulping system comprises a FibreSolve FSR pulper with FibreGuard detrashing system. The layout of the detrashing system


features an elevated FibreGuard detrasher above the drum screen, type FibreWashDrum, to ensure easy and efficient reject removal. Fractionators and fine screens will be equipped with newly- developed PrimeRotors to remove stickies efficiently and at lower energy consumption compared to conventional rotor types. UPPC’s parent company Siam


Kraft Industry has already had two complete new lines and rebuilt several OCC systems installed through Andritz (China) Ltd.


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