Valmet is to provide a brand new bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) line and a associated evaporator line to JK Paper’s Fort Songadh mill in India. The brand new BCTMP line will manufacture high-quality BCTMP pulp for light-weight coated board manufacturing. The beginning-up is scheduled for the top of 2025.
Valmet introduced that the order was recorded in its second quarter 2024 orders acquired, although the worth of the deal stays undisclosed.
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“The brand new BCTMP and evaporator line will play an important function in our manufacturing course of, enabling us to satisfy rising market calls for whereas adhering to the very best high quality and environmental duty requirements. Valmet’s distinctive high-temperature (HT) BCTMP know-how will enable us to attain superior pulp high quality and power effectivity, making certain that we stay aggressive within the world market,” says AS Mehta, president, JK Paper.
“The BCTMP order from JK Paper marks a big continuation of our cooperation. We’re privileged that Valmet has been chosen to contribute to their ongoing success. Our superior HT-BCTMP and evaporator line applied sciences will improve their manufacturing capabilities and assist their efforts to reduce environmental affect via energy-efficient and resource-saving options,” says Fredrik Willgottson, vice chairman, Pulp & Power, Asia Pacific, Valmet.
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Technical particulars concerning the supply
The 400 ADMT/d BCTMP line relies on Valmet’s HT-BCTMP know-how for optimized impregnation, producing pulp with excessive bulk and low shive content material at minimal power consumption. The road will embrace all major course of know-how for chip washing, pre-steaming, PREX impregnation, HC refining, MC bleaching, HC bleaching, LC refining, screening, reject refining, steam separation, warmth restoration, and pulp washing.
The supply features a Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) tube evaporator plant for dealing with the BCTMP plant liquor. It covers MVR evaporator results, a tube concentrator, and a condensate therapy plant. The evaporator line contains Valmet’s patented Inside Condensate Therapy for producing cleaner condensate for recycling within the mill. The brand new line could have a design capability of 180 tons of water per hour.
