CMPC to Install New Tissue Line at Talagante Mill in Chile

CMPC Tissue S.A., Santiago, Chile, has ordered a new tissue line from Metso, Finland, to be installed at its Talagante mill in Chile. The line will be started up during 2013. The value of the order was not disclosed. However, Metso notes that this kind of production line is typically valued at EUR 20 - 30 million, depending on the scope of the delivery and the production output.

Metso’s delivery will include a complete tissue production line with stock preparation equipment and an Advantage DCT 200+ tissue machine with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a Metso Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap hood, an Advantage WetDust dust management system, and an Advantage SoftReel reel. The production line will be optimized to enhance final product quality and save energy.

The delivery will also contain an extensive Metso automation package, including a Metso DNA process automation system for machine, process, and drive controls as well as a Metso IQ quality control system.

With a width of 5.6 m, the new production line will produce 50,000-60,000 metric tpy of high-quality facial, toilet and towel grades. The raw material for the new line will be virgin pulp and deinked wastepaper pulp.

CMPC Tissue S.A. is part of the larger pulp and paper group Empresas CMPC, and is a leading tissue products supplier in Latin America with industrial operations in eight countries of that region.

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