The new Valmet NTT tissue machine being installed at the Resolute Forest Products (Montreal, Qué, Canada) mill expansion site in Calhoun, Tenn., USA, will have a width of 5.2 meters and a design speed of 2,000 m/min. The raw material for the new line will be virgin fiber, and the production line is optimized to save energy and fiber as well as provide flexibility and product differentiation for premium quality products.

 

The refurbished, expanded Calhoun mill, a $270 million project, is planned to open in early 2017. The mill will produce 60,000 metric tpy of at-home, premium private label tissue paper, including bath and towel. Only one mill project in the U.S. (Natchez, Miss.) has a Valmet NTT machine due to come online (2016) before the Calhoun mill starts production. Globally, only four of these advanced process lines are scheduled to start up before Resolute's mill in Calhoun, Tenn., begins production.

 

 

Valmet's scope of delivery will comprise a complete tissue production line, including an Advantage NTT 200HS tissue machine. The tissue machine will be equipped with a layered OptiFlo headbox and a cast alloy Yankee cylinder. It will also be featured with the Advantage tissue technology, including an AirCap hood and a SoftReel -B. Basic mill engineering, process equipment and process ventilation are also included in the scope.

 

The delivery also includes an integrated automation solution with Valmet DNA process control system, Valmet IQ scanner with IQFibre & Moisture sensor, as well as IQProfilers and a state-of-the-art web camera system for quality and reliability control. Installation supervision, training and commissioning as well as product development support are part of the delivery.