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Metsa Tissue picks Valmet technology to upgrade machine

21 Aug '15

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In order to upgrade their tissue machine TM 1 in Raubach, Germany, Metsä Tissue has chosen Valmet's Advantage DCT concept including the Advantage Visconip pressing technology.

“The machine to be delivered by Valmet includes a new Advantage DCT wet end section with an Optiflo Tis II headbox and an Advantage Visconip press for improved product quality,” said a Valmet press release.

A new tail threading system and sheet transfer will further advance runnability and performance with the delivery also including key stock preparation equipment like Optislush Pulper and a OptiScreen machine screen.

“The package of services includes engineering, installation of the tissue machine, supervision, training, commissioning and start-up,” the Finnish tissue machine equipment manufacturer added.

"The benefits of using the Advantage Visconip technology are both the considerable savings in drying energy consumed and improved tissue paper quality,” Björn Magnus, sales director, Tissue Mills Unit, EMEA, Valmet said.

“We are proud that Metsä Tissue has selected our well proven technology for the upgrade and look forward to working in close partnership to make this a successful project," he also added.

"Through the refurbishment of the tissue machine, we aim to enhance the product qualities as well as energy efficiency and process performance in a sustainable way,” Christoph Zeiler, senior vice president, Tissue West Europe at Metsä stated.

“We have chosen Valmet as our partner because of Valmet's excellent reputation and strong technology know-how in tissue manufacturing," Zeiler informed.

Metsä Tissue is a tissue paper products supplier to households and professionals in Europe and baking and cooking papers.

The company is part of Metsä Group, which is a forest industry group focusing on tissue and cooking papers, fresh forest fibre paperboards, pulp, wood products, and wood supply and forest services.

Its high-quality products combine renewable raw materials, customer-orientation, sustainable development and innovation.

Metsä Group's sales amounted to €5 billion in 2014 and employs approximately 10,500 people, with operations in around 30 countries. (AR)

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