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Stories from pioneering customers

Pulp mills of tomorrow

How pioneering customers are turning vision into reality

The pulp mill of tomorrow is already here. Across the globe, pioneering mills are redefining what’s possible – unlocking value through side-stream technologies, embracing biorefinery concepts, and maximizing resource efficiency. Dive into these real-world stories and see how innovation is transforming the industry today.

Ence’s Navia 80 Expansion Project - Even Better Results Than Expected

Ambitious and fast growing

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.

Suzano Ribas do Rio Pardo - Ramp up in style

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.

Billerud Frövi: A new recovery boiler built for the future

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.

The Passage of the Bulls: UPM’s Giant Pulp Mill in Uruguay Ramps Up

UPM’s Paso de los Toros pulp mill started up in central Uruguay in 2023 and is now in the process of ramping up to its design capacity of 2.1 million tonnes a year. ANDRITZ was chosen once again as the turnkey supplier after the positive experience with its technology at UPM’s first mill in the country, Fray Bentos, which started up 16 years ago.

Bracell’s Project Star: Switching on demand between kraft and dissolving pulp

There is nothing like a world-beating challenge to keep design and production engineers at the top of their game. Bracell’s Project Star, situated in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil, certainly provided ANDRITZ pulp technology experts with a host of challenges, and, as usual, world class solutions were provided.

Klabin´s Puma Mill - A pulp and papermaker´s dream

Over the past 10 years Klabin has been working virtually non-stop to bring its Puma projects I and II to life in Paraná state, southern Brazil. With the Puma I pulp mill starting up in 2016 and Puma II phase I and phase II starting up in 2021 and mid – 2023 respectively, the company has succeeded in creating an integrated mill that virtually knows no bounds when it comes to pulp, paper, and board qualities, types, grades, and ranges.

GOING FULL CIRCLE Sulfuric Acid Production for Puma I and II

Brazilian pulp and paper giant Klabin is further closing the circular sustainability loop at its Puma I and Puma II projects in the south of the country. Soon it will be making its own sulfuric acid from captured non-condensable gases at its Ortigueira mill site. ANDRITZ expertise is paving the way.

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Circle To Zero - towards zero emissions and zero waste

CircleToZero is an initiative to provide future-proof solutions for our customers to reach their zero emissions and zero waste targets to produce their pulp and paper products.CircleToZero combines the development of new technologies, the implementation of digital solutions, and the utilization of side streams with the target to create financial value while lessening their environmental footprint towards zero.

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A passion for innovation

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER’s continuous research and development activities focus on supporting customers to achieve sustainable production with higher capacities as well as higher energy efficiency and at the same time minimizing the consumption of energy, chemicals, and water. New technologies concentrate on the by-products of pulp production and on creating green energy.