Austria-headed international technology group Andritz AG has announced that it will install an Old Corrugated Carddas (OCC) line with a design capacity of 870 air dry tonnes per day at United Pulp and Paper Co., Inc. (UPPC), Calumpit mill, Bulacan, the Philippines.
United Pulp and Paper Co., Inc. is a subsidiary of Siam Kraft Industry Co., Ltd., which is part of the SCG Group. SCG Packaging is a leading manufacturer of high-quality packaging paper in Thailand, the largest manufacturer in Southeast Asia and operates mills in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
The new line will process OCC raw material to produce a corrugated medium. The pulping system comprises an Andritz FibreSolve FSR pulper with FibreGuard detrashing system. The innovative layout of the detrashing system features an elevated FibreGuard detrasher above the drum screen, type Andritz FibreWashDrum, to ensure easy and efficient reject removal. Fractionators and fine screens will be equipped with newly developed PrimeRotors to remove stickies efficiently and at lower energy consumption compared to conventional rotor types.
According to Andritz, innovative technologies and the excellent performance of the OCC lines previously supplied were the decisive criteria for the repeat order. With this turnkey project, Siam Kraft Industry once again affirms the long-term cooperation between Siam Kraft Industry and Andritz (China) Ltd., which has already supplied two completely new lines and rebuilt several OCC systems for Siam Kraft Industry.
Andritz (China) will also supply complete detailed engineering as well as reject equipment. Start-up for the OCC line, the value of which has not been disclosed is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020.
