ANDRITZ Successfully Starts Production of Dissolving Pulp for the "STAR" Project at Bracell

ANDRITZ Successfully Starts Production of Dissolving Pulp for the “STAR” Project at Bracell

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 20/05/2022 at 10:38

A ANDRITZ forneceu os principais equipamentos de produção de celulose para o Projeto STAR, Brasil © ANDRITZ – Imagem: ANDRITZ/Divulgação

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The International Technology Group ANDRITZ Successfully Started One of the Two Flexible, Eco-Friendly Production Lines for Dissolving Pulp in Bracell’s “STAR” Project in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo.

In April 2022, one of the Fiber Lines, which had successfully started producing kraft pulp in September 2021, was switched to producing dissolving pulp, achieving high production with premium quality within days of the change. For this innovative project, the ANDRITZ is using its technology developed for the continuous production of kraft and dissolving pulp, A-ConFlex. This technology allows complete flexibility in production, switching between high-quality dissolving pulp and kraft pulp in a short time to meet market demand. The largest energy-efficient pulp drying system in the world, EvoDry from ANDRITZ, with two pulp drying lines, which allows efficient and very fast switches between the production of dissolving pulp and kraft pulp, was also provided to the mill.

STAR Project

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The STAR project is one of the largest and most sustainable pulp mills in the world, meeting the highest environmental standards. It has two flexible and eco-friendly fiber lines with a total capacity of 2.6 million tons/year to 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons/year of dissolving pulp made from sustainably grown eucalyptus.

Per Lindblom, Vice President of Bracell, said: “We are pleased and proud to now have the largest and greenest continuous cooking line in the world for dissolving pulp at Bracell’s mill in São Paulo, utilizing proven ANDRITZ technology. We started quickly after the change and soon we were producing high-quality pulp. This success is clearly due to the close teamwork between Bracell and ANDRITZ, as well as the complementary expertise of both companies in dissolving pulp technology and production.”

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With this project, the ANDRITZ once again confirms its position as the only technology supplier with solid references and experience in continuous cooking of dissolving pulp.

The Supply Scope of ANDRITZ Includes:

a complete high-capacity wood processing plant, enhanced with ANDRITZ’s state-of-the-art autonomous wood processing solutions to ensure optimal chip quality
two flexible fiber lines with DD-Washer technology ensuring low operating costs, low emissions, extremely high washing efficiency, and excellent fiber quality
the largest EvoDryTM pulp drying system in the world equipped with the smart Metris DryQ pulp drying solution
the largest HERB recovery boiler in the world from ANDRITZ, with a capacity of 13,000 tons per day
a non-condensable gas (NCG) treatment system.

ANDRITZ GROUP

The international technology group ANDRITZ offers a wide portfolio of plants, equipment, systems, and innovative services for the pulp and paper industry, hydropower sector, metal processing and forming industries, pumps, solid/liquid separation in municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelletization.

Plants for energy generation, combustion gas cleaning, recycling, and nonwoven and panel production complete the global offering of products and services.

Innovative products and services in the field of industrial digitization are offered under the Metris brand and help customers make their plants easier to use, efficient, and profitable. The publicly listed group has approximately 26,800 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants, and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board, and tissue. The technologies and services focus on maximizing the use of raw materials, enhancing production efficiency and sustainability, as well as lowering overall operating costs.

Also part of this business area are boilers for energy generation, combustion gas cleaning systems, nonwoven and panel (MDF) production facilities, as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste. Next-generation IIoT technologies as part of the Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive offering of products.

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