Austria-headed international technology group Andritz AG (ANDRITZ) has announced that it has received an order from Papel Prensa S.A. to supply a complete old corrugated containers (OCC) line including a reject handling system to its mill in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Papel Prensa S.A. is a leading Argentinean paper manufacturing company with the country´s highest paper production volume. The company specializes in the production of newsprint, printing paper, and packaging paper.
In its initial production phase, the new old corrugated containers (OCC) line will process 180 tonnes per day of local OCC.
The line’s processing capacity can be easily increased through a minor adjustment to configuration to support the expected rise in pulp demand for the production of corrugated paper.
The new line will provide Papel Prensa with high pulp quality at cost-efficient and resource-saving operation, with the latest technology available.
Our goal is to produce top-quality paper while reducing our environmental footprint through the efficient use of energy and natural resources, based on our strategy of promoting a circular economy in a sustainable business. ANDRITZ’s advanced technology and extensive experience in pulping will help us achieve this goal, said Diego Colabardini, CEO of Papel Prensa.
Complete OCC system
ANDRITZ’s scope of supply comprises the complete LC pulping system with a FibreSolve FSR pulper and an innovative detrashing system to ensure superior slushing of the raw material at minimum fiber loss, the protection cleaning, fractionation, and screening stage including a PrimeScreen X with a newly developed PrimeRotor for high screening efficiency at lower power consumption,
an innovative reject handling system featuring a Reject Compactor ReCo to dewater the rejects to the highest possible dry content, erection supervision, commissioning, start-up, and training.
The start-up of the new line is scheduled for 2024.
According to ANDRITZ, this order the value of which has not been disclosed further strengthens the company’s presence in the South American recycled pulp market.
