Finland-headed forest industry and energy technology provider Valmet Oyj has announced that it has received an order from Sweden-headed forest industry major Holmen Group to deliver equipment and services for a rebuild of the hardwood pulp line at Holmen's Iggesund mill in Sweden. The work will be implemented during the second half of 2022.
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Holmen’s Iggesund mill is one of the most advanced, fully integrated pulp and paperboard mills in the world. The mill has traditions dating back to 1685, and today manufactures premium paperboard used in exclusive packaging for luxury consumables such as perfume, chocolate, wine, and spirits. The mill has an annual production capacity of 340 000 tonnes.
Valmet will deliver equipment and services for a rebuild of the hardwood pulp line The rebuild, the value of which has not been disclosed, will cut variable costs and improve production stability.
We have a good experience in working with Valmet since we have had their presses in our mill for many years. This rebuild will lower the load on the effluent and reduce variable costs, which will strengthen our competitiveness, said Johan Björkman, Project Manager, Iggesund.
The scope of the Valmet delivery includes main machinery, basic engineering, and erection. In the first stage, a vacuum filter will be replaced with a new TwinRoll press and in the second phase, the remaining filters in the bleach plant will be replaced with TwinRoll presses.
This rebuild is the first step towards a press-based bleach plant in the hardwood pulp line. The high outlet consistency makes the process easier to control and the volume of effluent will be less than for washers with lower discharge consistencies. Also, water and chemical consumption will be minimized. We are looking forward to a good co-operation in this project, said Mikael Gustafsson, Sales Manager, Valmet.
