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Pulp Paper & Logistics
PROJECTS & CONTRACTS 29
Capacity upgrade for
ITC Limited at Bhadrachalam mill
TC Limited in India is having
the PM1A board machine
at its Bhadrachalam mill
rebuilt by Valmet with
start-up in the second quarter of
2024.
“ITC is the frontrunner in the
Indian paper industry, applying
the new technology to fulfill our
customers’ needs,” said Vadiraj
Kulkarni, divisional chief executive
at ITC Limited. “The goal of the
PM1A rebuild is to produce higher
basis weight packaging grade
for increasing the production to
meet the future market demands.
We selected Valmet as a supplier
based on its proven technology
and the previous projects
executed successfully together
I
UTC’s Bhadrachalam mill in India where the PM1A line is being rebuilt
with them.”
The improvements will
include an OptiFlo Fourdrinier
headbox, modifications in the
forming section, an IQ Dryness
Measurement, a press section
rebuild, an IQ Steam Profiler and
a coater section rebuild with an
OptiDry Coat and an IQ Induction
Profiler.
After the rebuild, the PM1A
will be capable of producing high
quality solid bleached board (SBS),
folding boxboard (FBB), art board
grades (ART) and cup board (CUP)
for consumer packaging with basis
weights from 180 to 420 g/sqm.
The wire width of the machine is
3,760 mm, and the machinery has
been designed for a production
speed at reel of up to 600 metres
per minute.
When the PM1 was rebuilt in
2018, it was designed for 160,000
tons per year, and ITC Limited has
been able to produce 200,000 tpy.
After the rebuild, it will be able to
produce 225,000 tpy.
Wash press for Holmen
Paper’s Braviken mill in
Sweden
New testliner line for
Henan Longyuan Paper
in China
Valmet is delivering a wash press
to Holmen Paper AB’s Braviken
mill in Sweden with start-up
expected in April 2024.
The order includes TwinRoll
washing press, electric motors,
mechanical erection, basic
engineering, commissioning, startup, process support and advisory
services.
Holmen Paper’s production
manager at Braviken, Fredrik
Bragsjö, commented: “The
TwinRoll wash press will improve
the separation between the
thermomechanical pulp (TMP)
mill and the paper machine.
“With a better separation we
believe the paper machine will
get a cleaner system, resulting in
Key technologies and
automation systems for Henan
Longyuan Paper’s new PM7
testliner line at its mill in
Henan province in China have
been ordered from Valmet.
The order also includes a
quality control system for
the rebuild of the mill’s PM3
machine.
“The good cooperation
with Valmet started with the
headbox installation project
for PM6,” said Yuzhou Wang,
vice general manager of Henan
Longyuan Paper.
“Valmet’s intelligent
technology operating with
low carbon emissions fits
perfectly together with Henan
Better runnability will result
from the new wash press being
used at the Braviken mill
improved runnability and savings
of chemicals, such as retention
aid and similar chemicals. The
good experience from the earlier
installed TwinRoll wash press
together with the possibility of
common spare parts were also
influencing our decision.”
Longyan Paper’s efficient
and environmentally-friendly
concept, contributing to the
local economy. We are looking
forward to collaborating with
Valmet again.”
The delivery includes a
bottom dilution headbox and
a Tri-nip press section and an
automation package, including
DNA machine controls (MCS),
IQ Quality control system
(QCS), dilution profiler for
headbox, steam profiler, as well
as Valmet services.
After the installation, PM7 will
produce testliner products with
a basis weight between 90-140
g/sqm and a design speed of
1,100 metres per minute.
May/June 2023