ANDRITZ’s deep knowledge of woodyard operations combined with its state-of-the-art processing technology enables pulp producers to achieve remarkable financial results when it comes to reducing wood loss, improving chip quality, and optimizing fiberline performance.

ANDRITZ experts have gained almost a century of experience in the manufacturing and optimization of vacuum washers and provide a series of upgrades that can make a remarkable difference to washer performance.

The evaporation plant plays a crucial role in the overall successful running of a pulp mill, therefore it’s vital they operate to their full potential.

Steam deicing in the debarking drum 

Increasing capacity of the lime kiln is time consuming and costly as it usually involves the lengthening of the existing kiln shell, or even a replacement with a larger diameter. ANDRITZ experts have approached the challenge from a completely different angle, and now a capacity increase of up to 40% can be achieved at much lower costs.

Stopping production at a modern pulp mill for regular, planned maintenance has become more like a F1 pit stop as producers endeavor to minimize downtime. 

Interview with Tomi Suikki, Executive Vice President, ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper Service

Liansheng Pulp & Paper (Zhangzhou), located on the southeast coast of China in Fujian province, established a pulp mill to ensure full integration with its new paper, cartonboard, and tissue production facilities.

A green transition doesn’t need to be complex and costly. When burners are designed to utilize a wide variety of fuels and industrial side streams, it is possible to significantly improve the plant’s environmental efficiency from the next shutdown onwards.

Revolutionizing kraft paper production with Steyrermühl PM6

Brazilian pulp giant Suzano started up its Ribas do Rio Pardo pulp mill in eastern Brazil in July 2024. Utilizing the very latest in ANDRITZ technology, the mill has set a benchmark in reaching the nominal pulp capacity of 1 million tons of production in less than six months after start-up.

Futureproofing pulp mills has become a necessity as requirements on safety and the green transition increase. These challenges were firmly in mind when Billerud chose ANDRITZ to supply a new recovery boiler for its Frövi mill in Sweden.

Waggeryd Cell, located in Vaggeryd, Sweden, is one of the world’s most efficient producers of BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) and CTMP (chemi-thermomechanical pulp). The mill is committed to delivering stable and precise pulp quality tailored to meet the specific needs of its paper and board customers, who demand exact quality measurements and comprehensive data.

ANDRITZ is successfully utilizing its vast experience of wood processing and innovative technology to assist in transforming horticultural substrates into truly sustainable products.

ANDRITZ has developed a revolutionary approach to reducing energy consumption and emissions by controlling the Yankee hood air system operation mode in tissue and MG paper plants.

ANDRITZ has recently partnered with HolyPoly, a trailblazing German recycling company, to offer a unique solution for the disposal of all used paper machine clothing – circular economy at its peak!

No matter how smoothly your paper or board machine runs, and how thoroughly you take care of your press felts, you will still need to replace them on a regular basis. And that is usually an awkward job, requiring a number of trained personnel. But it doesn’t have to be that way – not any more. When ANDRITZ introduced the Felt Master, the changeover process got a whole lot simpler, safer and more reliable.

In order to hit the production “sweet spot” more consistently, MDF panel maker, Pfleiderer, decided to do things differently at its plant in Baruth, Germany. ANDRITZ appreciated the challenge of coming up with a tailor-made solution, featuring a range of new designs that created possibly the most advanced refiner-feeding system in the industry.

ANDRITZ was chosen to supply two PrimeLineTM W 2000 tissue lines, TM1 and TM2, complete with stock preparation and automation systems for its Zhangzhou mill in Fujian Province, China.

These features combined give a remarkable boost to mill uptime when compared to other technologies in the market.