Austria-headed international technology group Andritz AG has announced that it has received a major order from Mopak Kağıt Karton to rebuild paper machine PM3 at its pulp and paper mill in Dalaman, Turkey. With this rebuild, which is the first part of a multi-stage project, the capacity of the mill will be increased to 500 000 tonnes per annum.
Mopak Kağıt Karton is part of Turkey-based pulp and paper producer Mopak Group, one of the largest paper and cardboard manufacturers in the Middle East and the Balkans and a leading supplier to the Turkish paper and cardboard sector. The rebuild of paper machine PM3 at Mopak Group integrated pulp and paper mill in Dalaman, the value of which has not been disclosed is the first part of a multi-stage project.
According to Andritz, production will be converted from coated board grades to lightweight coated and uncoated White Top Testliner with high strength and gloss values, as well as coated board and gray board, using 100 percent wastepaper or partially wastepaper.
In addition, PM3 will be able to produce virgin pulp-based light/heavy coated and uncoated board as well as offset printing papers. The machine has a working width of 4.34 m and a design speed of 600 m/min. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021.
The upgraded PM3 offers us a new dimension. The rebuild will not only increase our capacity, but also our flexibility as we will be able to offer board grades for a broad range of applications, said Ruhi Molay, Managing Director of Mopak Kağıt Karton.
