Pulp Paper & Logistics


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how hard it has to press. It shows the operators the condition of the machines and what the equipment is doing at any given moment. The DCS shows every alarm, all the forces and temperatures, how much water and energy each machine is consuming – in short, everything you need to operate the machines. For us, it is important to cover the whole line with our DCS, from the stock in the headbox right to the end of the line, where the machines communicate with one another. They are connected to each other and submit data from one point to the next, giving the operator the means to control and operate the machine smoothly. It does not matter what part of the board machine you are observing or which control room you are in, you will see the whole picture on every screen.


Q: How environmentally friendly is the existing mill? JO: Modern mills like this are designed to be environmentally friendly. This mill produces its own steam by using the bark from the wood. Everything in the raw material that is not used in paper production is used to produce electric power. The mill generates its own electricity by burning the bark. This mill also has its own wastewater treatment plant. As to fibre processing, both the BCTMP plant and stock preparation system focus on the production of superior fibre quality with economical use of resources. All units and processes are designed to have the lowest possible impact on the environment through high operational efficiencies and low energy consumption.


Q: This is not the first Andritz project in Belarus. How well is Andritz represented in the


The P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) system features a capacity of 450 admt/d and comprises the entire equipment from chip washing to pulp storage


country, and how important do you think the local presence of Andritz is in Russian-speaking countries? JO: Indeed, we have already carried out quite a large project at the Svetlogorsk mill, again with ‘Belorusskie oboi’ – the same customer as here. And I think our position is generally very good in all Russian-speaking countries and we are well represented in this part of the world. We can look back over more than 50 years of project experience in the paper industry in this region, and it is a very important market for us, with enormous potential. The demand from the paper industry is growing a lot in Eastern Europe and in Russia so we are very focused on this market.


Q: And what were the reasons for selecting Andritz to commission this mill? RR: We understood that premium quality equipment is needed to implement such a challenging and complex project to make


a premium-quality product. Considering that Andritz is one of the world market leaders in manufacturing equipment for the pulp and paper industry, we couldn’t choose anyone but them. When selecting a company


to start up the new production line, it was not only the price that was considered, but first and foremost it was quality that mattered. We didn’t want to ‘cheap out’, but to have the equipment that would allow us to make the product that is in demand on the market. That is why we chose Andritz. It is also important to remember our previous successful experience of collaboration with Andritz whose equipment was installed and is operating successfully at the new bleached pulp mill in Svetlogorsk, and Andritz refiners are installed at the Shklov newsprint mill. We are familiar with Andritz equipment, and we are confident that Andritz engineers will get this mill started.


Q: Is it hard to be satisfied with what has already been achieved? Are there plans to continue the collaboration with Andritz in modernisation of the mill, aiming for less downtime, longer maintenance intervals, and reduced inventory-carrying costs for spare parts? JO: We have already agreed that, besides commissioning of the line and start-up of the equipment, we will be here on site to provide support for 12 months. We will help the customer to optimise the mill and bring it up to full production. And in terms of modernisation, we are actually doing this already: Wherever we see potential for the existing equipment, we modify it and add useful equipment to the machines. We present our ideas to improve the equipment, we discuss them with the customer and with the experts, and we find a way together to realize whatever is really beneficial.


January/February 2021


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