Valmet, Finland, will supply a complete tissue production line to Sofidel's Ibertissue mill in Buñuel, Navarra, Spain. The delivery includes an Advantage NTT 200 tissue production line, stock preparation equipment, and automation system. Startup of the new line is scheduled for third quarter 2018. The value of the order was not disclosed. 

The up-coming new line in Spain will be Sofidel's fourth Valmet Advantage NTT tissue line in Sofidel's machine fleet. Previously the company has bought one NTT machine for their Delitissue mill in Poland and two NTT machines for their new site, Circleville in Ohio, USA. All in all, this is the fifteenth tissue machine supplied by Valmet to Sofidel. 

"What we have seen from the performance of the Advantage NTT lines started up so far, we are more convinced than ever that this is the technology for the future. It will give us the flexibility we need to get a competitive advantage in the market," said Luigi Lazzareschi, CEO of Sofidel.

"We are of course excited that Sofidel once again decided to go for the Advantage NTT technology to support their path toward future tissue making. It is a perfect match for Sofidel's ambition to produce high quality tissue products with low energy consumption, supporting their goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions," said Jan Erikson, VP, Sales, Tissue Mills business unit, Valmet. 

 

 

 

The new tissue machine will have a design speed of 1,800 m/min in textured mode and 2,000 m/min in plain mode. The production line is optimized to save energy and fiber as well as add possibilities for product differentiation and increased capacity of premium quality products. 

Valmet's scope of supply is comprised of a complete tissue production line, including an Advantage NTT tissue machine with an OptiFlo headbox and a cast alloy yankee cylinder. It will also feature the Advantage tissue technology, including an AirCap hood with Air system, WetDust system, and a SoftReel B reel. Valmet will also deliver detailed mill engineering, stock preparation equipment, as well as an automation package including DCS (distributed control) and QCS (quality control) systems. 

The Sofidel Group is a producer of paper for hygienic and domestic use worldwide. Established in 1966, the Group has subsidiaries in 13 countries—Italy, Spain, the U.K., France, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and the USA—with more than 5,500 employees, a consolidated turnover of EUR 1,842 (2016), and a production capacity of more than one million metric tons per year. Sofidel is a member of U.N. Global Compact and the international WWF Climate Savers program.