Mondi to Install New Wash Press at Richards Bay Mill

Mondi's Richards Bay mill in South Africa has ordered a new wash press from Metso, Finland. The mill, commissioned in 1984, produces more than 720,000 metric tpy of bleached pulp, using mainly eucalyptus from its own plantations as raw material. Startup of the new wash press is scheduled for the end of this year. The value of the order was not disclosed.

Metso's delivery will include a TwinRoll Evolution wash press, basic and detail engineering, and site services. The new wash press will allow Mondi to improve the existing brown stock washing process at the mill.

With production operations in 31 countries, Mondi had revenues of EUR 5.3 billion in 2009. The Group's key operations are located in central Europe, Russia, and South Africa. It had some 31,000 employees in 2009.

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