Valmet has received an order from Rottneros pulp mill in Sweden, to supply a new high consistency bleaching system, the company said in a press release. The new bleaching system is planned to be delivered by July 2016.

 

“In our investment project we aim to increase capacity and lower our chemical consumption. We have had a long and good relation with Valmet over the years, which is one of the reasons for choosing them as supplier,” says Nils Hauri, production manager at Rottneros mill.

 

The new high consistency bleaching system consists of a chemical mixer and a bleaching tower, two washing stages with screw presses and mc pumps. The project aims to lower the peroxide consumption, increase capacity and keep maintenance costs to a minimum.

 

This would be the first step towards the larger rebuild project called Agenda 500, at the mill, with the long-term goal to increase both availability and the total production volume to 500,000 tons per year. 

 

The value of the order is estimated between €2-4 million, which is being included in Valmet's fourth quarter 2015 orders received.  

 

“Valmet's bleaching system offers high availability with low operational cost, including energy and chemical consumption and maintenance costs. We are convinced that this bleaching system will live up to all expectations in this project,” says Johan Eurenius, sales manager at Valmet. (NA)