Portucel Soporcel, Portugal, has ordered from Valmet, Finland, upgrades for its Cacia mill in Portugal. Valmet's delivery will secure high pulp quality at the new increased production level. Startup of the renewed plant is planned for the summer of 2015. The value of the order was not disclosed.

 

"This order is a continuation of a long-lasting relationship between Portucel and Valmet. The new lime kiln will support the increased demand for lime, as the Cacia mill increases its pulp production," said Stefan Mattsson, VP, Fiber Processing Business Unit, Valmet.

 

Valmet's delivery includes batch cooking, screening, bleaching, and a new lime kiln with a capacity of 110 metric tpd. The bleach plant rebuild includes a new TwinRoll press, which replaces two drum filters. The new lime kiln with flash dryer and electro static precipitator (ESP) will be able to burn both heavy fuel oil (HFO) and natural gas.

 

The Portucel Soporcel group is Portugal's second largest exporter. The group operates paper and pulp mills in Setúbal, Figueira da Foz, and Cacia. The group is a leading European producer of uncoated woodfree (UWF) printing and writing paper and Europe's top producer of BEKP (bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp). The Cacia mill is located in central Portugal at the heart of the country's largest area of eucalyptus forest. The Cacia pulp mill produces currently 285,000 metric tpy of pulp designed for special applications.