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ANDRITZ to upgrade screw presses for Metsä Board

2018/11/15

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Metsä Board, Finland, to upgrade two ANDRITZ screw presses at its Kaskinen mill in Finland. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2019.

ANDRITZ will upgrade two pulp screw presses so that they can be utilized as bleach presses in parallel with two existing ANDRITZ twin wire presses. The upgraded screw presses will ensure the availability of the BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) line even during maintenance work.

The scope of supply includes:

  • New screw shafts equipped with modern wear protection (wear shoes and body plates)
  • New low-pressure and medium-pressure screen baskets in split design; with exchangeable, grooved screen plates
  • New headboxes
  • Relocation of the screw presses, including erection work and assembly with new components
  • Start-up support

Metsä Board decided to place this upgrade order with ANDRITZ based on their very good experience with joint screw press projects in the past at Metsä Board's Joutseno mill in Finland.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
ANDRITZ is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metal working and steel industries, and for solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial segments. Other important fields of business are animal feed and biomass pelleting, as well as automation, where ANDRITZ offers a wide range of innovative products and services in the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) sector under the brand name of Metris. In addition, the international technology Group is active in power generation (steam boiler plants, biomass power plants, recovery boilers, and gasification plants) and environmental technology (flue gas cleaning plants) and offers equipment for the production of nonwovens, dissolving pulp, and panelboard, as well as recycling plants.

A passion for innovative technology, absolute customer focus, reliability, and integrity are the central values to which ANDRITZ commits. The listed Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria. With over 160 years of experience, 29,000 employees, and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries worldwide, ANDRITZ is a reliable and competent partner and helps its customers to achieve their corporate and sustainability goals.

METSÄ BOARD
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards, including folding boxboards, food service boards, and white kraftliners. The company is part of Metsä Group, a Finnish forest industry group that operates in some 30 countries. The Kaskinen mill produces market BCTMP as well as pulp for Metsä Board’s own board mills. The mill has a production capacity of 340,000 t/a.

ANDRITZ will upgrade and relocate two pulp screw presses at the Kaskinen mill

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