Andritz receives rebuild order from Kolicevo Karton, Slovenia
Jun 24, 2010. Andritz has received an order from Kolicevo Karton, Slovenia, to rebuild its KM 2 wet section (wire and press section). The aim of the rebuild is to increase production from the current maximum of 140 m/min to 200 m/min, as well as to improve the quality of the produced folded boxboard (GC grade). Start-up is scheduled for December 2010.
Jun 24, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Andritz has received an order from Kolicevo Karton, Slovenia, to rebuild its KM 2 wet section (wire and press section), the company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network.
The aim of the rebuild is to increase production from the current maximum of 140 m/min to 200 m/min, as well as to improve the quality of the produced folded boxboard (GC grade). Start-up is scheduled for December 2010.
Andritz’s Pulp and Paper business area is to supply a headbox (PrimeFlow SW), a Fourdrinier wire section (PrimeForm SW), and a shoe press (PrimePress X). The existing cylinder mold formers will be replaced by a new Fourdrinier wire with the Andritz hybrid former (PrimeForm HB). The existing wet section (including the press section) will be re-located to make room for additional drying cylinders to increase performance.
Kolicevo Karton is a member of the Mayr-Melnhof Group, the largest producer of folded boxboard in Europe and the leading producer of coated recovered cartonboard worldwide.