March 27 , 2013 Wednesday
The new Advantage NTT production line will provide high product quality and flexibility
Metso will supply the Chilean Forestal y Papelera Concepción S.A. with
an Advantage NTT 200 tissue production line for their mill close to
Concepción. The packaging board producer Forestal y Papelera Concepción
is entering the tissue business and is preparing to start up their first
tissue production line. The new line to be supplied will be the world’s
second tissue line based on Metso’s Advantage NTT concept and the first
with a 5.5-meter paper width. The line is scheduled to start up at the
end of 2014. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
The Advantage NTT technology enables premium bulk and softness
properties at the same time as it provides energy savings compared to
conventional or structured tissue grades. The Advantage NTT concept is a
flexible production tool and quickly enables change between production
of conventional and premium tissue and towel products. It also features
very high production capacity.
“Collaborating with top level companies who can supply equipment which
ensures quality and support of great expertise has always been important
to us. When we now are entering the tissue business, after operating in
the newsprint and packaging paper segments, we are aiming for the top
level products. Therefore Metso’s Advantage NTT tissue line was the best
choice for us,” says Guillermo Swett, CEO, Forestal y Papelera
Concepción.
“We are of course very pleased that Forestal y Papelera Concepción have
decided to benefit from the Advantage NTT technology for production of
premium quality tissue. This new Advantage NTT order also reflects the
increasing interest for Metso’s new standard in premium quality tissue
making,” says Jan Erikson, Vice President, Sales, Tissue Mills business
unit, Metso.
The order is included in Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power first quarter 2013 orders received.
Technical information
Metso’s scope of supply will comprise a complete Advantage NTT 200
tissue machine with a width of 5.5 m equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS
headbox, a Metso cast iron Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap Yankee
hood and an Advantage SoftReel reel. The tissue line will also be
equipped with an Advantage WetDust dust management system, sheet
control, tail threading equipment and complete stock preparation
systems. The line will be fully automated and optimized to enhance final
product quality.
The new tissue line will have a capacity of 70,000 tonnes per year of bathroom tissue, napkin and towel grades.
Forestal y Papelera Concepción S.A. (FPC), an innovative company highly
experienced in the manufacturing of paper, was founded in 1995. Since
2009 they are mainly producing recycled fiber-based packaging paper.
Their new tissue production line and converting facilities will deliver
jumbo rolls and converted tissue products for the South American and US
market.
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