The main target of the rebuild is to decrease energy consumption at the plant. The rebuilt machine will be started up during 4Q 2016. The value of the order is not disclosed.
"The trend in newsprint production has recently been towards lighter paper weights, driven by resource and energy savings. To further meet this lighter weight tendency, Marusumi Paper has decided to proceed with a press rebuild project in order to improve productivity and end product quality," says Toru Shinohara, Director and Mill Manager, Marusumi Paper Co., Ltd.
"Valmet can offer key technologies for challenging rebuilds, and pressing technology is one of our core know-how areas. Modern pressing technology can help our customers to achieve higher end product quality and significantly decrease energy consumption," says Petri Paukkunen, Vice President, Paper Mills Sales and Marketing, Valmet.
Marusumi Paper Co., Ltd. is the Japanese paper making company which produces and sells paper products.
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper
