"This investment is aligned with Obeikan's strategy to keep the mill up-to-date technologically and to keep our feet within the competitive environment of the paper industry," said Mohammed Al-Mowkley, GM of Obeikan Paper Industries.
The 3.4-m-wide (wire) PM 1 produces white lined chipboard in the basis weight range of 180-450 gsm at the design speed of 600 m/min. The current annual production level is 170,000 metric tons and capacity after the rebuild will be 220,000 metric tpy.
Metso's delivery will include a rebuild of the press section with a new SymBelt shoe press to increase dry content after the press section. The delivery will also include a new curtain coating station with a one-sided gas-heated air dryer. The new multilayer curtain coating unit adds two coating layers to the web at the same time in a non-contact operation with no speed restrictions. Metso will also handle installation supervision, commissioning, and startup of the rebuilt machine.
Obeikan Paper Industries is a subsidiary of Obeikan Industrial Investment Group Ltd. It is primarily involved in the printing and packaging, education, and publishing businesses. The company was incorporated in 1983.
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