Tissue producer Sepac (Serrados e Pasta de Celulose), Mallet, Brazi, has ordered a fifth tissue machine from Voith (Germany). Sepac already is one of the 10 largest toilet paper producers in South America, but the new machine will allow the mill to increase its production by an additional 35,000 metric tpy. Earlier this year, the company started up its new PM 4 at the mill in Mallet.

Expected to begin operating in the first semester of 2014, the Voith VTM2 machine delivered to Sepac will be one of the most modern machines for this paper grade in the Brazilian market. Designed to reach operating speeds of up to 2,000 m/min, VTM2 will be capable of producing 100 metric tpd of single- and double-ply toilet paper with basis weights between 15 and 19 gsm. 

One of the project's highlights is the NipcoFlex T shoe press and the 4.8 m (16 ft.) steel plate yankee cylinder, which, together, will not only enable greater operating speed and paper quality, but also allow Sepac's new machine to use up to 20% less thermal energy.

The scope of supply also includes the complete stock preparation process with an IntensaPulper and two TwinFlo refiners with Pluralis discs for lower energy consumption. Furthermore, the Sepac PM 5 will feature a MasterJet Pro T headbox, complete MCS and DCS automation systems, a thermal oil drying hood built to operate at a temperature of 350°C, the complete vacuum system, and a MasterReel winder.

"It is very important for us to be able to develop and supply solutions for yet another project for Sepac – the third one in five years. This proves the company's confidence in our products and the services we have continued to provide," said Rogério Berardi, global VP for tissue machines at Voith Paper. 

Sepac began operating in the late 1970s, initially undertaking reforestation efforts and supplying forest tree seedlings in Mallet, a city located in the south of Brazil. The company then went on to produce tissue papers. The company has been widely acknowledged for the investments in technology that it has brought to its region, as well as the quality of its products, which are aimed at the personal care market.

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