Resolute Selects Valmet Advantage NTT for New Tissue Mill in Tennessee

 

Resolute Forest Products Inc., Canada, has selected Valmet's (Finland) Advantage NTT tissue production technology and Valmet's automation solution for the new facility it is building in the U.S. to produce At-Home, premium private label tissue paper, including bath and towel. The new machine will be installed at the company's mill in Calhoun, Tenn., with startup of the tissue production line planned for early 2017. The value of the order was not disclosed.

"We are very proud to work with Resolute on this important project, and we will deliver first-class tissue technology to their state-of-the-art facility," said Soren Eriksson, director of sales, Tissue Mills Business Unit, Valmet.

Valmet's Advantage NTT tissue production technology is designed for maximum flexibility as well as enhanced product quality, and can easily change between production of conventional tissue and textured tissue in just a few hours. This will be the fifth NTT machine to be delivered. The first Advantage NTT line was started up in Mexico in 2013, the second line started up in the second quarter of 2015 in Chile, a third NTT line will be started up in Abu Dhabi in 2015, followed by a fourth NTT line in the U.S. (Von Drehl in Natchez, Miss.) in early 2016.

The new Resolute tissue machine 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. 

 

 

Valmet's scope of delivery will include 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.

In addition, the delivery 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.