PROFILE
The Pulp and Paper Business Area of the Andritz Group is organized into two major segments, Capital Systems as well as Service and Units.
Within the Capital Systems segment are the Wood Processing, Fiberline Systems, Recovery Systems, Chemical Systems, Pulp Drying Systems, Paper Machines, and Paper Finishing Divisions.
The Service and Units segment comprises the Pulp Engineered Services, Paper Engineered Services, Engineered Wear Products, Mechanical Pulping Systems, Fiber Preparation Systems, and Andritz Automation Solutions Divisions.
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, tissue, board, Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), and nonwovens.
The successful acquisition of complementary technologies over the last decade has enabled the Business Area to supply complete processing lines and comprehensive services.
The Business Area’s technology is employed for the processing of wood; the production of chemical, mechanical, and recycled fiber pulps; the preparation of paper machine furnish; the production of tissue and board products; the calendering of paper, board, tissue, and nonwovens; the coating of paper and board; and the handling of reject materials and sludges. In addition, the Business Area provides complete chemical recovery plants and biomass boilers for power generation.
Service activities within the Business Area are focused on assisting customers to 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, cleaner cones, disc filter sectors, chipper knives, etc.); and complementary technical services.
Depending upon a customer’s needs, the Pulp and Paper Business Area can provide 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.