- Andritz was selected to supply the complete fiberline - from the digester to finished bales of market pulp - as well as the white liquor plant for the Veracel Celulose S.A., Brazil, greenfield kraft pulp mill on an EPC
basis. The fiberline delivery confirms the breakthrough of the new Andritz cooking technology incorporating the Turbo Feed™ system. This is a further improvement and simplification of the continuous digester that was developed and launched
during the past three to four years.
- For a pulp mill to be built on Hainan Island, China, Andritz will deliver a pulp drying plant. Design capacity
of the plant is 3,000 t/d and the width of the machine is 9.3 m at the cutter. Andritz also booked an order for a complete wood and chip processing installation.
When completed both plants will be the largest
in the world.
- Neusiedler (SCP in Slovakia) ordered a new recovery boiler for its Ruzomberok mill in Slovakia. The company also ordered an evaporation
plant and systems for treatment of non-condensable gases (NCG).
- The Pulp Mill Services Division booked the largest OPE® (Overall Production Efficiency)
service contract for the recovery and energy block at Portucel’s Setubal mill in Portugal. The order was a continuation to the fiberline OPE® service order for the same customer; OPE® now covers the whole mill.
- Andritz
received an order for modernization to increase production at a Mondi paper mill in South Africa.
- In addition to their 550 t/d RTS™
TMP line, Jiangxi Chenming of China ordered a third HC refining stage and a second bleaching stage in order to also produce LWC paper grades. Puyang in Henan province, China, ordered a 330 t/d P-RC™ APMP system for the production of LWC and
fine paper grades.
- Andritz was awarded orders for three deinking lines in a row in China by Nanping Paper (300 t/d), Heilongjiang Black Dragon (500 t/d) and
Jiangxi Chenming Paper (400 t/d). This underlines the strong position of Andritz's deinking technology in China.
- FS-Karton, a member of the Mayr-Melnhof
Group, ordered a 200 t/d deinking line for their board production facility in Neuss, Germany. The order was placed in the second Quarter and the line started up successfully in December, in record time.
- Andritz
Panelboard systems maintained their high market share, receiving more than 25 orders for MDF refiner systems worldwide in 2003. Of particular note is the order from O.o.o. Kronostar in Russia for the world’s largest MDF refining system (1,100
t/d capacity).
- Andritz received an engineering order for the supply of another CrescentFormer tissue machine to Swedish Tissue, Kisa, Sweden. The new
Andritz PrimeLine™ machine includes the proven TissueFlex™ shoe press and is especially designed for supersoft tissue products.
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