World Textile News ANDRITZ successfully starts up tissue machine with the world’s largest steel Yankee dryer in Brazil
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ANDRITZ to reconstruct seawater flue gas desulphurization plant in Vasilikos, Cyprus
nternational technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PrimeLineST W22 tissue machine with steel Yankee dryer and steam-heated hood delivered to Carta Fabril, for its mill in Anápolis, Brazil. Due to the outstanding and short commissioning period, paper pro duction on the new tissue machine started well ahead of schedule. The PrimeDry Steel Yankee delivered by ANDRITZ has a diameter of 22 ft. and thus is the largest in the world for tissue applications. The combi nation with the steam-heated hood enables highly efficient drying with substantial energy savings compared with conventional drying sections with cast Yankee dryers and gas-heat ed-hoods. The steam-heated hood is equipped with an innovative, auto matic cleaning system to ensure easy maintenance and safe operations. The ANDRITZ PrimeLineST W22 has a design speed of 2,100 m/min and a width of 5.55 m. It will produce tissue with grammage of 15 g/m2 that is used for two-ply toilet paper. The scope of supply also included the complete stock preparation plant and approach flow system, which processes 100% short fiber (eucalyp
tus) as raw material. The centerpiece of the line is the ANDRITZ Papillon refiner, which treats fibers gently in the cylindrical refining zone in order to achieve superior fiber properties at low energy consumption. “The early start-up was only possible because of our cooperation with AN DRITZ. We are now proud to have the world’s largest steel Yankee, which is predicted to enable efficient drying with substantial energy savings. Our target is “green production” by min imizing energy consumption, liquid and solid waste, effluents, and CO2 emissions. The new tissue machine will use 100% renewable energy gen erated from biomass and converted into steam. The project presents a very good example of environmental, eco nomic, and social sustainability,” says Victor Coutinho, CEO, Carta Fabril. The successful start-up of the world’s first tissue machine with a 22 ft. steel Yankee confirms ANDRITZ’s strong position as one of the global market leaders for supply of complete tissue production lines, key components, and services. Carta Fabril ranks among the key players in the Brazilian tissue busi ness, covering the complete product range for tissue.
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International technology Group AN� DRITZ has been awarded an order by the Electricity Authority of Cy� prus (EAC), in the course of an inter� national tender, for reconstruction of the damaged seawater flue gas desulphurization (SWFGD) plant at the Vasilikos power station, Cyprus. The SWFGD plant for the existing heavy fuel oil boiler #3 in Vasilikos was damaged in November 2016 fol lowing a catastrophic fire that com pletely destroyed the flue gas treat ment equipment. Start-up of the new system is scheduled for May 2019. The scope of work includes design, supply, erection, reconstruction, testing, commissioning, and perfor mance testing of the SWFGD plant supplied. The main deliveries are a packed absorber tower made of con crete, a gas-gas heater (GGH) on top of the absorber, upgrade of the exist ing aeration system, as well as con nection to all other existing systems. Upgrade of the existing electrostatic precipitator (ESP) will also enable the plant to comply with the new and stricter emission regulations. This order once again confirms the strong business cooperation be tween ANDRITZ and EAC, proven by numerous successful joint projects. A highlight was the Vasilikos reha bilitation project of units #1 and #2 following a devastating explosion at the neighboring naval base in July of 2011 that caused extensive damage.