Valmet will supply a 350 BDt/d BCTMP line and evaporation plant to ITC- Paperboards and Specialty Papers’ Bhadrachalam mill, featuring high-temperature pulping technology to improve pulp quality, reduce refining energy consumption and enhance production flexibility.
Oct 27, 2026
Valmet will supply a complete bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulping (BCTMP) line and evaporation plant to ITC’s Bhadrachalam mill in India. The delivery includes Valmet’s high-temperature chemi-thermomechanical pulping (HT-CTMP) technology, designed to improve fibre quality while reducing energy consumption during refining. The new line will have a capacity of 350 bone-dry tonnes per day (BDt/d), with start-up planned for the second quarter of 2028. The order was included in Valmet’s order intake for the second quarter of 2026; its value has not been disclosed.
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The scope of supply includes the complete BCTMP line, an evaporation plant, flash drying and baling systems, Valmet DNA distributed control system (DCS), flow control solutions and a spare parts package. Valmet will also supply a new White Liquor Disc Filter for the mill’s recausticizing line.
The BCTMP evaporation plant will concentrate the spent liquor generated during pulping for combustion in the mill’s high-power recovery boiler. This is expected to improve energy efficiency and reduce the mill’s environmental load.
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A. Harinarayanan, Divisional Head, ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers, said the mill was adopting globally established technologies to improve process efficiency. He added that the HT-CTMP technology would help ITC produce high-quality pulp while improving operational efficiency.
