Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation selects ANDRITZ to supply chemical recovery technologies for its pulp mill

Project Manager Chang Mingyih at Hualien mill of Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation said: “The equipment and solutions from ANDRITZ will enable us to maximize our mill’s operational efficiency while minimizing resource use and maintaining low emission levels.”

The ANDRITZ scope of supply includes: 

• A new recovery boiler designed for a capacity of 1,400 tds/d with steam parameters of 105 bar(a) and 515°C. The state-of-the-art recovery boiler will enable efficient chemical recovery at low emissions and significantly increase the mill’s renewable energy production. The boiler features digitalization products such as advanced process controls.

• Lo-NOx recovery boiler solution to achieve minimum dust and NOx emissions from the boiler while maintaining high energy efficiency. This solution is part of ANDRITZ’s CircleToZero initiative, which aims for zero emissions and zero waste production.

• A new ash leaching plant integrated into the recovery boiler, with a capacity of 108 t/d. The plant will reduce chlorine and potassium levels but also recover valuable chemicals.

• An energy efficient black liquor evaporation plant with a capacity of 377 t/h. ANDRITZ’s easy-to-clean lamella heating surfaces ensure high availability and easy operation. The evaporation plant includes also advanced process controls.

The order is included in ANDRITZ’s order intake in the second quarter of 2025.

This is the first ANDRITZ chemical recovery technology delivery to Taiwan. With this order, ANDRITZ once again demonstrates its strong global position as a supplier of state-of-the-art pulp mill technology focusing on environmentally friendly production.

Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation (CHP) is a Taiwan-based company established in 1968. The company focuses on the manufacture and sale of pulp and paper and related products.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries, including pulp and paper, metals, hydropower, environmental, and others. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in Austria, the publicly listed group employs about 30,000 people at 280 locations in over 80 countries.

As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.

The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.