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Pulp Paper & Logistics
24 PROJECTS & CONTRACTS
UPM’s $3.5bn pulp mill in
Uruguay starts operations
irst deliveries of pulp
from UPM’s newlybuilt mill at Paso de
los Toros in Uruguay
were expected in May after the
final operating authorisation
had been received from the local
authorities a month earlier.
The mill’s annual capacity
to produce 2.1 million tons of
eucalyptus pulp doubles UPM’s
output and makes it one of the
largest suppliers in the world.
In addition to the pulp mill, the
overall investment of US$3.47
billion includes a deep sea-port
terminal in Montevideo, a new
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UPM’s Paso de los Toros mill has capacity to produce 2.1 million tons of
eucalyptus pulp a year
eucalyptus tree nursery and local
investments in infrastructure and
facilities.
UPM reported that the mill has
gone through a comprehensive
Mondi’s Neusiedler mill in
Austria goes upmarket
The product portfolio of Mondi’s
Neusiedler mill in Austria is
being ‘refocused’ on the growth
markets of Luxury Packaging,
Professional Print, and Technical
& Converting Papers.
Mondi says it will invest in the
mill to get the best performance
by changing the structure of its
operations.
One paper machine will be
closed, and the capacity of the
finishing lines will be streamlined.
Mondi admitted that the
change in production capacity
will inevitably have workforce
implications and as such, the
paper maker has entered into
consultations with its workforce
at Neusiedler.
In addition, an investment of
€20 million has been approved
to increase energy efficiency
at the mill and to ensure the
necessary upgrades to machines,
infrastructure and buildings.
The investment is said to be also
in line with Mondi’s MAP2030
sustainability commitments which
includes reducing greenhouse gas
emissions according to sciencebased targets.
Mondi’s Neusiedler
mill: upgrades
to machines,
infrastructure and
buildings
May/June 2023
and thorough permitting process.
The Uruguayan environmental
authority has monitored the
construction of the mill on site
throughout the project. The
operating authorisation process has
included several inspections by the
authorities, as well as third party
audits by industry experts. UPM
has an extensive environmental
monitoring programme covering
water and biota, air, soil, noise,
and socio-economic aspects.
“We now have a balanced asset
base and wood supply in two
hemispheres. With two pulp mills
in Uruguay and three pulp mills in
Finland, we have a strong offering
of sustainable hardwood and
softwood pulp for our customers,”
said Bernd Eikens, executive vice
president of UPM Fibres.
Clothing package for Batı
Kipas Kagıt’s new PM3
Batı Kipaş Kağıt has ordered
a complete machine clothing
package from Valmet for a new
PM3 board making line at its
Söke mill in Turkey.
After the inauguration of the
PM3 line, the facility will be one
of the largest in Europe with a
production capacity of 1,868
tonnes per day. The start-up of
the PM3 is scheduled for the end
of 2023.
“The machine will set new
standards within the industry.
We are happy to continue our
strong collaboration with Batı
Kipas Kagıt and will do our best
to support the customer to
successfully start up the newest
member of their fleet,” says
Huseyin-Feyzi Gunal, product
sales manager for EMEA at
Valmet.
Valmet’s paper machine
clothing package for the start-up
of the customer’s new container
board line includes forming
fabrics, press felts, shoe press
belts and dryer fabrics.
Kipaş Kağit Sanayi Isletmeleri AŞ
started as a joint venture of Kipaş
Holding in 2011 and produces
high-quality containerboard
paper from waste paper. Kipaş
has two paper machines: PM1 in
Kahramanmaraş with a capacity
of 450,000 tons and PM2 in Söke
with a capacity of 720,000 tons
of coated grades.
Kipaş is currently installing
another Valmet containerboard
machine in Söke, also with a
scheduled start-up at the end
of 2023. The new 9,100mmwide (wire) board machine will
produce recycled fluting, testliner
and kraft top testliner grades
with a basis weight range of 60–
110 g/sqm. With a design speed
of 1,800 m/min the machine will
have an annual capacity of about
650,000 tons.