MEPCO to Upgrade Three Packaging Paper Machines in Saudi Arabia

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO), Saudi Arabia, has placed an order with Andritz, Austria, to upgrade three paper machines. With the machine upgrades, MEPCO, a major packaging grades producer in the Middle East and North Africa, aims to increase production and improve paper quality. The startups are scheduled for this year (PM 1 and PM 3) and 2015 (PM 2). ANDRITZ’s scope of supply includes: ยท

ANDRITZ will also install TwinFlo refiners in the OCC lines to improve the fiber properties. The OCC pulping plant will be upgraded by installing a modified FibreFlow drum pulper with a capacity of 1,400 metric tpd to enhance the fiber quality and to reduce operating costs.

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