Valmet, Finland, will supply an Advantage DCT machine, including the flexible ViscoNip press and an extensive automation package, to Turkish tissue producer Hayat Kimya. The company has decided to invest in a second machine at its mill in Yelabuga in Tartaristan, Russia, to meet the increasing demand for its high-quality tissue products.

The new line will add 70,000 metric tpy of tissue to Hayat Kimya's current production of facial, toilet, and towel tissue. The value of the order was not disclosed.

This will be the seventh project where the Valmet's and Hayat's teams work together. Previously, Valmet has delivered five Advantage DCT 200TS tissue production lines to Hayat, which have started up at Hayat's mills in Turkey in 2010 and 2015, Iran in 2013, Russia in 2014, and Egypt in 2016. Also, Valmet conducted an extensive rebuild of Hayat Kimya’s TM 1 in Turkey during 2015.

"We feel very comfortable with Valmet by our side and are convinced that we will be successful together. We also feel that Valmet has trust in our own technical people and our company. This is a good base for future cooperation," said Lütfi Aydin, director, Paper Group, Hayat Kimya.

"Hayat Kimya has clearly set new quality standard for Russian tissue products, manufactured by the Advantage DCT technology. The results from the Advantage ViscoNip press installations as such and the rebuild of Hayat's TM 1, including the new AirCap Heli hood, have met all expectations regarding efficiency and quality. We are convinced that the new tissue machine, TM 7, will further strengthen Hayat Kimya's market leading position," said Björn Magnus, sales director, Tissue Mills business unit, Valmet.  

In the photo above (l-r) are Massimiliano Corsini, Paolo Vezil (Valmet), Lütfi Aydin (Hayat), Björn Magnus, Jan Erikson (Valmet), Yahya Kigili (Hayat), Haluk Arican (Valmet), and Avni Kigili, Ibramih Güler, and Kemal Arslan (Hayat).

The new tissue machine TM 7 will have a width of 5.6 meters and a design speed of 2,200 m/min. 

The raw material to be used in the tissue production will be virgin fiber and the new production line is optimized to save energy and to enhance the quality of the final product.

Valmet's scope of delivery will include a complete tissue production line featuring stock preparation systems and a Valmet Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue machine. The machine will be equipped with an OptiFlo headbox and a cast alloy yankee cylinder. It will also be featured with the Advantage tissue technology, including ViscoNip press, an AirCap Heli hood and air system prepared for co-generation, WetDust dust system, sheet transfer system, and a SoftReel L reel. The line also includes a Valmet Focus Rewinder. The stock preparation line will consist of OptiSlush pulpers, OptiFiner conical refiners, and OptiScreen machine screens. 

Also, the delivery will include an extensive Valmet automation package with Valmet DNA machine controls, process controls, and Valmet IQ quality controls. Complete engineering, installation supervision, training, and startup and commissioning are included in the delivery. 

The order also includes an upgrade of Hayat Kimya's Advantage ViscoNip presses, to next generation, for TM 1, TM 5, and TM 6.

Hayat Kimya is part of the Hayat Group, which primarily operates in the home care, hygiene, and tissue categories of the consumer goods industry. Hayat has continued to invest significantly, since its entrance into the tissue category 11 years ago, and today The Group carries "The Largest Tissue Manufacturer of Africa, Middle East, and Eastern Europe" title with 420,000 metric tpy of production capacity.