Profile
The Pulp and Paper Business Area is a leading global supplier of systems, equipment, and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), and nonwoven fabrics.
The Business Area’s technology is employed for the production of chemical, mechanical, and recycled pulp. The successful acquisition of complementary product areas over the last decade enables the Business Area to supply complete processing lines from log handling to fiber production to the drying, sheeting, and baling of chemical pulp, including the power boiler, chemical recovery systems, and sludge handling.
The Business Area also supplies complete processing lines for the mechanical pulp production including flash drying and bale presses, for recycled fiber systems, for stock preparation and paper machine approach systems; for tissue and board machines; machine ventilation/drying systems; and press-dewatering, calendering, and coating systems for paper, tissue, paperboard, and for nonwoven applications.
Service activities within the Business Area are focused on helping customers increase their operational efficiency while reducing operating costs. Service products include maintenance and development agreements, equipment upgrades and rebuilds, engineered wear products for all brands of equipment (refiner plates, screen baskets, rotors, cleaners, disc filter sectors, chipper knives, etc.), as well as complementary technical services.
The Pulp and Paper Business Area provides basic and detailed engineering, procurement, manufacturing, equipment erection, construction supervision, commissioning, and maintenance services, as well as the supply and start-up of complete installations on an EPC basis.
Pulp and Paper Divisions:
As of January 1, 2007, the Business Area was reorganized in order to adapt it to the requirements of the markets and to even better fulfill the demand and needs of Andritz’s customers. It is now divided into two segments: Capital Equipment and Service.
The Capital Equipment segment comprises the Wood Processing, Fiberline, Recovery Systems, Chemical Systems, Pulp Drying Systems, Paper Machine, and the Paper Finishing Divisions.
The Service segment comprises the Pulp and Paper Engineered Service (Engineered Wear Products, Engineered Services Pulp, Engineered Services Paper), Mechanical Pulping Systems, and Fiber Preparation Systems Divisions.