ANDRITZ Receives Order From UPM Kymi Mill, Finland To Supply New Pulp Drying Line And To Modernize Fiberline 3

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from UPM to deliver a complete new pulp drying line and to upgrade the cooking and brown stock handling of fiberline 3 at theUPM Kymi pulp mill in Kouvola, Finland - UPM.com / ANDRITZ.com. Reuters: ANDR.VI

ANDRITZ’s scope of supply comprises:

• complete pulp drying line with screening plant, TwinWireFormer pulp machine, airborne dryer, cutter-layboy, and bale finishing systems, including mechanical erection.
• modifications of cooking and brown stock handling, including a new multi-stage DD Washer to enhance brown stock washing in fiberline 3.

The pulp machine will be based on ANDRITZ’s well proven TwinWireFormer technology, which is suited for processing both, Nordic hardwood and softwood, in one machine. The pulp drying line enables a high specific throughput at reliable operation, which is a main feature of the ANDRITZ TwinWireFormer concept.

With this investment, UPM Kymi mill’s annual pulp production capacity will increase by 170,000 tons, up to 700,000 tons of bleached northern softwood and birch pulp. The investment forms a significant part of UPM’s target to reach a 10% increase in its 3.3 million ton pulp capacity over the next three years.