Supplier News

Andritz has successfully completed the start-up of a FibreFlow drum pulping system and reject handling equipment at Asia Honour Paper in Mentakab, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia.

ANDRITZ's scope of supply comprises the entire key equipment and supervision service for the mechanical installation, commissioning, start-up, and training.

Metsä Group and Kemira have agreed to jointly develop a new renewable product or raw material related to the forest industry by 2027.

The new multi-million-dollar ABB Dundalk R&D Centre is at the heart of ABB's automation and digital offering for the sector and will be home to the ongoing evolution of the ABB Quality Control System (QCS).

Combined company will allow for expanded markets and additional sustainable solutions.

The new PM7 line will add over 60,000 tons to the mill's annual production capacity.

The delivery also includes an extensive package of stock preparation, automation and service solutions.

Andritz has successfully delivered, installed and commissioned an energy efficient LimeCool system at Stora Enso's pulp mill located in Imatra, Finland. The start-up took place at the end of 2022.

Start-up is scheduled for the Q4 2024.

Equipment delivery is scheduled for 2024.

The warehouse is expected to be in operation in the spring of 2025.

The start-up of the machine is scheduled for early 2026.

Start-up is planned for end of 2023.

India's largest MDF manufacturer, Greenpanel Industries Ltd., has ordered its third MDF plant from Dieffenbacher. The new thin-board line based on Dieffenbacher's smart plant concept CEBRO will be added in Routhusuramala, Andhra Pradesh.

ANDRITZ will deliver a FibreFlow Drum pulper with a maximum feed capacity of 1,400 t/d, various fiber cleaning equipment, and a spray water treatment system for the production of various board grades.

Stora Enso, a leading global provider of renewable solutions, has contracted ABB to upgrade two of their mills in Sweden to ABB Ability Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for pulp and paper to manage and streamline end-to-end production and improve overall mill efficiency.

Start-up is scheduled for early 2025.

Solenis has completed the acquisition of the stock of the Grand Invest Group on February 6, 2023. As part of the acquisition, Solenis will acquire all Grand Invest Group operating assets, including key strategic production and warehousing facilities.

International technology group ANDRITZ and KCF Technologies, a leading provider of machine health solutions, announced their global collaboration.

The systems will be installed in 2023.

Start-up is scheduled for early 2025.

Valmet will deliver bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP), evaporation and non-condensable gas (NCG) technology as well as an extensive automation solutions package for Stora Enso's Oulu mill in Finland. The delivery is part of Stora Enso's approximately EUR 1 billion investment to convert the remaining idle paper machine at their Oulu site into a high-volume consumer board production line.

Valmet will supply an extensive rebuild for Sappi's Somerset paper manufacturing facility in Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Previously, Valmet rebuilt the paper machine 1 (PM1) and with its success, Sappi has chosen Valmet again to rebuild the paper machine 2 (PM2).

Voith has acquired shares in the sustainability start-up Yangi, headquartered in Varberg, Sweden. Yangi's ground-breaking technology emerges from 10 years of R&D within its sister company, The Loop Factory, which focuses on the megatrends of sustainability and circular economy. As a result, the leading full-line supplier Voith is investing in new, future-oriented technologies to further drive decarbonization in the paper industry.

For more than two years now, the Italian company Toscotec has been a subsidiary of Voith and since then has been serving the business with new lines and major rebuilds in the tissue paper sector for the entire Voith Group.