ANDRITZ supplied key equipment for woodyard and fiberline upgrade to Mondi Kuopio

This delivery is part of Mondi’s expansion and upgrade project at the mill, which produces high-quality semi-chemical fluting, primarily for food packaging.

“Mondi's purpose is to be sustainable by design, and investments like this support our MAP2030 sustainability commitments which include a focus on circular-driven packaging and paper solutions”, said Juha Koukka, Managing Director of Mondi Kuopio. “The equipment and process improvements will increase production capacity by 55,000 tonnes per annum while enhancing efficiency and improving environmental performance.”

The ANDRITZ scope of supply included:

• Key equipment for a new hardwood NSSC line to produce high-purity NSSC pulp. The line comprises a state-of-the-art chip feeding system, continuous NSSC cooking, blow line refining and multi-stage washing at the end of the line. ANDRITZ’s fiberline technology ensures highest operational time and washing efficiency. In addition, it reduces freshwater and energy consumption, thus minimizing the environmental impact.

• Key equipment for a major upgrade of the existing woodyard including a wood handling line with slasher deck, de-icing conveyor and HHQ-Chipper, ensuring highest and uniform chip quality. The delivery also included complete chip handling with ANDRITZ 360º Stacker Reclaimer chip storage and feeding to the new ANDRITZ digester.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. Sustainability is an integral part of the company’s business strategy and corporate culture. With its extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions, ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydropower and Environment & Energy. Technological leadership and global presence are cornerstones of the group’s strategy, which is focused on long-term profitable growth. The publicly listed group has around 30,000 employees and over 280 locations in more than 80 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.

The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.