Eka Chemicals, Wetend Technologies to Co-Market Mixing Systems

Eka Chemicals (Gothenburg, Sweden), a business unit within AkzoNobel, and Wetend Technologies Ltd., Savonlinna, Finland, have agreed to market and deliver TrumpJet® Flash Mixing Systems together with Eka's wet end chemicals to the paper industry globally. The TrumpJet brand offers a range of chemical and additive mixing systems for paper mills, including paper and board machine wet end, stock preparation, recycled fiber, and mechanical pulping process applications.

"The combination of high performance chemicals and an advanced chemical mixing system will benefit the paper and board industry, both in terms of cost savings and environmental gains," says Lennart Nilsson, director Global Marketing at Eka Chemicals.

"This offer will definitely have a positive impact on wet end efficiency and contribute to a sustainable paper machine operation," adds Jouni Matula, CEO at Wetend Technologies.

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