Valmet will supply a long-term performance agreement and a board machine rebuild to Metsä Board Husum in Sweden. The main goal is to increase board machine BM 1’s Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) and annual folding boxboard (FBB) capacity by 200,000 tonnes. Valmet delivered BM 1 to Metsä Board in 2016. The start-up of the rebuilt BM 1 is scheduled to take place in the fall of 2023. The total value of an order of this type and delivery scope is typically around Euro 70–80 million.
Currently, the annual FBB capacity of BM 1 is 400,000 tonnes, and after the investment it will rise to 600,000 tonnes. Metsä Board is responding to the growing demand for sustainably produced packaging materials that support the circular economy.
Valmet’s delivery for the BM 1 rebuild will include a Performance Agreement, additional equipment for the stock preparation system, and significant improvements to the whole machine and the following parent roll handling, off-machine coater, and winder.
In 2022, already before the rebuild of BM 1, the life cycle Performance Agreement will be set up by establishing the tools and a common way to operate. The agreement work will be started by improving the current BM 1’s overall equipment efficiency (OEE). The work will continue by supporting the start-up and further optimization of BM 1’s efficiency. The agreement will be based on Valmet's Industrial Internet solutions and Performance Center operations. This collaboration will ensure a first-class start-up and high performance during the entire life cycle of the machine.
For BM 1, Valmet’s delivery will include equipment for stock preparation, and the broke collection system will be upgraded to meet the new requirements. Small improvements will be done in the wet end to improve the runnability and to increase the drying capacity. The board machine with a 7,250-mm-wide fabric produces folding boxboard and liquid packaging board with a basis weight range of 155–355 g/m2. The mechanical design speed of the new parts will be 1,000 m/min.
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, is a leading European producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards.
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