Andritz received an order from Stora Enso to rebuild the fiberline, evaporation plant, recausticizing plant, recovery boiler, and recycled fiber plant at the Varkaus pulp mill, Finland. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2015.
The order is part of Stora Enso's project to convert an existing fine paper machine to a containerboard machine, as well as to increase capacity and energy efficiency of the pulp mill.
Andritz’s scope of supply includes: Conversion of the fiberline to produce high-Kappa unbleached pulp, including modernization of cooking, brownstock washing, and screening systems, as well as delivery of a new blowline refiners and new reject refiners; supply of two new evaporator units, replacement of the existing evaporator lamellas in two evaporator units, and installation of a new methanol liquefaction system; supply of a new LimeDry lime mud disc filter for the recausticizing plant, which will improve cleanliness and the working environment at the plant; rebuild of the complete recycled fiber plant, including modernization of the Andritz FiberFlow drum pulper and coarse screening plant, as well as delivery of a new screw press and Replacement of the boiler bank tubes in the recovery boiler and installation of a new burner for concentrated non condensable gases.