Valmet will deliver an oxygen delignification system, including additional Valmet TwinRoll presses to Arkhangelsk’s Pulp and Paper Mill in Novodvinsk, Russia. The order includes both technology and automation deliveries. The start-up of the new systems is scheduled for the second half of 2022. The value of the order will not be disclosed. However, a delivery with this scope of supply is usually valued between Euro 10-15 million.
“Our collaboration with Valmet to rebuild our existing market pulp and board production facilities has been successful. Our previous experience with Valmet's rebuilding of Arkhangelsk washing and screening equipment project began in 2014, and we chose them because they are a reliable supplier of process solutions,” says Pavel Smirnov, Development director at Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill.
The delivery includes technology for the oxygen delignification system and TwinRoll presses. In addition to the main machinery, the order also includes auxiliary equipment such as system instrumentation, motors, a DCS process control system and a system for white liquor oxidation.
Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill is one of the leading wood chemical mills in Europe. Its main shareholder is Pulp Mill Holding GmbH. The company is a major Russian containerboard manufacturer and pulp producer and specializes in the production of bleached sulfate pulp, board, kraft liner and different paper grades.
