Valmet will supply an old corrugated containers (OCC) line, three stock preparation lines, and an OptiConcept M container board making line with automation and services to Kıvanç Tekstil Sanayi Ve Ticaret’s mill in Adana, Turkey. Kıvanç Tekstil’s new board making line (PM 1) will produce high-quality testliner and fluting grades. The start-up of PM 1 is scheduled for the 4Q 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A project of this size and scope is typically valued at around Euro 60–70 million.
Valmet’s delivery will include a new OCC line, stock preparation, and a high-speed container board machine. The OCC line is featured with a new, energy efficient drum pulping technology and fractionation. The tailored use of raw materials is ensured by including a clippings line, hardwood and softwood lines, as well as an MFC line (microfibrillated cellulose) in the full stock preparation concept. Each line is equipped with bale handling, pulping, HC cleaning, and optimized refining technology. The broke thickening and white water system fiber recovery are combined using space and energy saving filtration solution.
The start-up and further optimization of the new board machine will be supported remotely from the Valmet Performance Center which utilizes the latest Industrial Internet solutions available on the market. One such solution is Valmet Dynamic Centerline Advisor, a cloud-based analytic application, which generates the best available grade-based dynamic centerlines suitable for different production KPIs or properties such as energy and production efficiency or end-product quality parameters.
The board machine with a 7,250-mm-wide fabric will produce testliner and fluting grades with a basis weight range of 50–135 g/m2. The design speed of the machine will be 1,200 m/min and the daily capacity approximately 1,000 tonnes.
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