International technology Group Andritz has received an order from Metsä Board, Finland, to upgrade two Andritz screw presses at its Kaskinen mill in Finland. Start-up is scheduled for the 1Q 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
Andritz will upgrade two pulp screw presses so that they can be utilized as bleach presses in parallel with two existing Andritz twin wire presses. The upgraded screw presses will ensure the availability of the BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) line even during maintenance work.
Metsä Board decided to place this upgrade order with Andritz based on their very good experience with joint screw press projects in the past at Metsä Board's Joutseno mill in Finland.
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards, including folding boxboards, food service boards, and white kraftliners. The company is part of Metsä Group, a Finnish forest industry group.
Andritz is a globally leading supplier of plants, equipment, and services for hydropower stations, the pulp and paper industry, the metal working and steel industries, and for solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial segments.
