Rebuilt Tissue Machine at Metsa's Mänttä Mill Comes Online Ahead of Schedule

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Metsä Tissue, Finland, reports that it has completed the rebuild and started up PM 10 at its Mänttä Mill in Finland ahead of schedule. The revamped machine produces toilet paper and hand towel base paper for products marketed under the company's Lambi, Serla, and Katrin brands.

The goal of the EUR 6 million rebuild was to improve product quality over and above brand promises and customer expectations, the company says. Another key goal was to improve energy efficiency, which is one of the company's strong focus areas. The rebuild will reduce water consumption and contribute to energy savings in line with Metsä Tissue's commitment to cut energy consumption by 20% within three years.

"The rebuild schedule was ambitious, but the project, implemented together with Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery Group, was very successful and actually proceeded ahead of plan. Runnability and speed of the paper machine and converting lines improved clearly, resulting in increased efficiency. We now have good potential for a further productivity increase in the future," says Jori Sahlstén, regional operations director, Northern Eastern Europe, and mill manager at Mänttä.