PT. Suparma, Tbk., Indonesia, has ordered a complete tissue production line from Metso, Finland. The new tissue machine will be installed at the company's mill in Surabaya, Indonesia, with startup scheduled for 2014. The value of the order was not disclosed.
The new tissue line will fulfill PT. Suparma, Tbk's ambition to produce environmentally friendly products of highest quality in a cost-efficient way. The photo is of the contract signing ceremony.
"As a tissue producer since 2007, we have utilized 96% of our existing tissue machine capacity, which forces us to install a new machine to develop our market. We decided to place an order with Metso because quality is essential for us and we believe that Metso has an advanced technology that will certainly produce a high-quality tissue product," says Lanny Bernadette, director, PT. Suparma, Tbk.
"We are impressed by the product performance obtained by the existing tissue production line, also supplied by Metso, in the past. PT. Suparma, Tbk. has highly skilled personnel and well organized production systems, and we are happy to support their efforts to supply high-quality tissue to the Indonesian market," says Ingmar Andersson, VP, sales, Asia, paper business line, Metso.
Metso's delivery will include a complete high-speed tissue production line featuring an Advantage DCT 100 tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo headbox, a Metso cast iron yankee cylinder, and an Advantage AirCap yankee hood. Metso will also supply a part of the stock preparation equipment.
The delivery will include basic engineering for the new tissue machine and services for installation and startup of the machine.
The new line will have a width of 2.75 meters and an operating speed of 1,600 m/min. It will add another 25,000 metric tpy of bathroom tissue, towel grades, and diaper tissue to the company's existing production for the Indonesian market. Raw material for the new production line will be virgin fiber and recycled fiber.
PT. Suparma,Tbk. was founded as a paper and board producer in 1976. The company established its first tissue machine in 2007 and today is a supplier of high-quality board, laminated wrapping kraft, and tissue paper for the Indonesian market as well as the Asian, Australian, and African market. The company employs 1,800 people and produces a total of 190,000 metric tpy of paper.
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