Suzano Papel e Celulose, Brazil will acquire a complete tissue line including a tissue-making line and converting equipment from Valmet. The order also includes a biomass boiler. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
Feb 01, 2024
A complete tissue line including a tissue-making line and converting equipment will be delivered to Suzano Papel e Celulose from Valmet. This is Valmet’s first combined order with tissue-making and tissue-converting lines after the acquisition of tissue converting business in late 2023. The tissue order also includes an extensive automation package, flow control valves, and Valmet Industrial Internet solutions. The tissue-making line, converting equipment, and biomass boiler will be installed at the Aracruz mill in Espírito Santo, Brazil. The target of the investment is to meet the Brazilian consumers’ increasing demand for high-quality tissue products with low environmental impact. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2026.
The new Valmet bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) boiler, which is scheduled to start operating in the last quarter of 2025, will use biomass to produce steam, which in turn is used in the cellulose process and the generation of electrical energy. The new biomass boiler will increase the mill’s energy efficiency, contributing to operational stability. It will also result in significant environmental benefits by reducing particle emissions. The tissue-making line and biomass boiler orders are included in Valmet’s orders received for the fourth quarter of 2023 and the tissue-converting equipment order for the first quarter of 2024. The value of the total order will not be disclosed, but such an order is typically worth around EUR 100 million.
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Mr. Jean Moraes, Suzano’s Corporate Engineering Executive, said, “Valmet’s state-of-the-art solutions will allow us to expand our tissue products capacity by a new production line in Aracruz mill. This meets our needs in terms of business strategy, production capacity, cost efficiency, and sustainability. Valmet’s proven technology, combined with the ability to deliver a 100% integrated line from tissue machine to conversion, and consistent results in its solutions were important factors in the decision for these new investments and reinforced Suzano’s vision of long-term continuity of the partnership with Valmet.”
“It’s an honor to have been chosen by Suzano to this strategic project in Brazil. This is Valmet’s first combined order of tissue machine and tissue-converting equipment. The combination of Valmet’s tissue-making line, converting equipment, mill engineering, automation systems, and flow control is ensuring high product quality while being the most efficient production line on the market today,” says Mr. Rogerio Berardi, Director, Paper Business Line, South America, Valmet.“To fulfil the customer’s requests, Valmet’s converting lines have been selected based on the excellent results in other Suzano’s existing plants,” says Mr. Daniel Schroeder, Commercial Manager, Latin America of Tissue Converting, Valmet.
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