AS Estonian Cell to Install New Slab Press, Baling Line at BCTMP Mill
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AS Estonian Cell, Kunda, Estonia, has ordered a new slab press and a baling line rebuild from Metso, Finland. Startup is scheduled for July 2013. The value of the order was not disclosed.
Metso's delivery will include design, supply, and erection of the equipment including a slab press and a partial baling line. The project will also include relocation of existing machinery to enable Estonian Cell to make full use of its new equipment. The new slab press and upgraded baling line will produce more than 500 air-dried metric tons of bleached aspen BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) per day.
The equipment to be supplied, together with Metso's experience and know-how of slab press and baling technology, will enable AS Estonian Cell to continuously produce high-quality bleached aspen BCTMP and improve availability of existing equipment.
AS Estonian Cell belongs to the Heinzel Group, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The mill produces bleached aspen BCTMP mainly for the European markets. The company has 85 employees and a net annual sales of some EUR 70 million.
The order received is Metso's fourth slab press unit sold in the past 12 months, according to Andreas Lindstedt, Metso sales manager.
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