Andritz AG, a leading supplier of equipment and services for hydropower plants, pulp mills, paper mills, and other industrial applications, expands their renewable energy portfolio with the acquisition of Croatian boiler maker Đuro Đaković Termoenergetska Postrojenja d.o.o (DD-TEP).

With over 100 years of experience in the production of boilers for various types of fuel under their belt, this well established company is a valuable addition to Andritz's operations. They focus on designing and manufacturing boiler facilities as well as delivering complete power stations - all which helps support a circular economy; something that is becoming more important every day.

This acquisition allows Andritz to provide even more comprehensive solutions for their customers worldwide while strengthening their foothold in key markets with high potential growth rates - making them an even stronger player in the renewables market!

 International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the leading Ukrainian manufacturer of household and hygiene products, Biosphere Corporation, to deliver its first complete neXline spunlace line.

The ANDRITZ spunlace line will enable Biosphere to produce fabrics from 30 to 70 gsm, with an hourly output of up to 3,000 kg/hr after the second commissioning phase. Start-up is scheduled in two stages – the first one in the first quarter of 2022 and the second in early 2023, reaching full production capacity.

The high-capacity spunlace line will double the company’s current production capacity and is designed to process various types of fibers, such as polyester/viscose blends and natural fibers. It is dedicated to the production of household, medical and hygiene fabrics, such as cosmetic, disinfecting and baby wipes.

Andriy Zdesenko, founder and CEO of Biosphere Corporation, says: “Our goal is to carry on creating innovative and premium-quality products. When ANDRITZ came up with a tailor-made offer combining its cutting-edge spunlace technology with full flexibility for our future installation, we knew they were the ideal partner to support us in our business development.”

In 2019, ANDRITZ Diatec delivered a baby diaper converting line to Biosphere. With this additional order, ANDRITZ is demonstrating its strong global position as a supplier of state-of-the-art and tailor-made sustainable nonwoven solutions.

Founded in 1997, Biosphere Corporation has become the market leader in the production and distribution of household and hygiene products in the Ukraine and the CIS and a key converter player in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The company is expanding rapidly on the international market, including Africa.

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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting. Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering. Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants more user-friendly, efficient and profitable. The publicly listed group has around 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 maximum utilization of raw materials, increased production efficiency and sustainability as well as lower overall operating costs. Boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, plants for the production of nonwovens and panelboard (MDF), as well as recycling and shredding solutions for various waste materials also form a part of this business area. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed all the performance test runs for the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue production line delivered on turnkey basis to MG TEC Industry for its mill in Dej, Romania.

Dorin Mocan, CEO of MG TEC Industry, says: “Together with ANDRITZ, we have started up our new tissue production line successfully and are proud of the perfect end-product quality. Based on this success, we have placed a repeat order with the same scope of supply and are looking forward to its installation.”

The energy-efficient PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine, with a design speed of 1,900 m/min and a paper width of 2.85 m, produces high-quality tissue grades. It includes an ANDRITZ PrimeFlow headbox with on-the-run jet angle adjustment, a suction pressure roll with drive side exhaust to ensure easy felt and roll change, a 15-ft. PrimeDry Steel Yankee for energy-efficient and safe operation, a PrimeDry Hood G gas-heated Yankee hood, a PrimeDustEXT dust extraction system, and a PrimeMistEXT mist extraction system.

The ANDRITZ scope of supply also comprised:

    A stock preparation line including approach flow system and broke handling: The proven TwinFlo disc refiner technology is used in a separate long-fiber line to achieve optimum development of fiber properties. The approach flow system features the ANDRITZ ShortFlow concept, which allows a minimized number of equipment items and very low storage volume as well as fast grade changes at the tissue machine.
    WeCare Prime forming fabrics and StrataPress press felts for high dryness content and energy savings as well as two Polysoft PU suction pressure roll covers for efficient machine throughput and which contribute towards achieving the targeted running time intervals.
    An ANDRITZ Metris UX Platform for real-time monitoring of energy consumption and efficiency as well as enhanced process tools to optimize production and ensure highest quality control: All service work and optimizations after start-up can be conducted through the Metris Performance Center located at the ANDRITZ headquarters in Graz, Austria.

MG TEC Industry is a newly formed company focusing on innovation and sustainable tissue production.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from EMP Recycling UAB to modernize their recycling plant for refrigeration appliances in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Start-up of the new equipment is scheduled for end of 2020.

The scope of supply comprises the feeding of the cooling devices to the shredder including the safety technology, the atmosphere drying equipment inside the machine as well as the conveyor technology for the discharge and provision of the processed material for the subsequent process steps. A well-proven ANDRITZ Universal Cross-Flow Shredder QZ2000 has been started-up in 2012 and will remain in the system. In addition, ANDRITZ supplies the heating screw conveyors for the transport of the material as well as the screening machine with which the ground insulation of the cooling appliances is sieved out of the material flow. In the new matrix degassing system, residual components of solvents are evaporated and fed to a recovery system.

The fully encapsulated, single-stage refrigerator recycling system from ANDRITZ is capable to recover environmentally harmful greenhouse gases from CFC and pentane appliances. The plant is designed in a way that it can also process other electronic waste in addition to refrigerators. With the new equipment, EMP will increase its capacity to process up to 60 refrigerators or optionally five tons of e-waste per hour.

EMP Recycling, headquartered in Vilnius, Lithuania, is specialized in the purchasing, collection and recycling of waste and the production of secondary raw materials. The company is WEEELABEX certified for the collection and logistics and is currently in the certification process for waste treatment. EMP Recycling was established in 1999 and comprises several collection facilities for various waste products all over Lithuania.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from AO Knauf Petroboard to rebuild the KM 2 board machine at its mill in Kommunar, Russia. The board machine – with a basis weight range from 100-320 g/m2, a working width of 4,260 mm, and a design speed of 700 m/min – has an annual capacity of 155,000 t/a for production of gypsum board made of 100% waste paper raw material.

The rebuild includes the supply of a new wire section with three PrimeForm SW Fourdrinier wires and new PrimeFlow SW headboxes, one of which contains a PrimeProfiler F consistency profiling system.

ANDRITZ will also supply the main components in the approach flow systems for the top, filler, and back layers at KM 2. The scope of supply comprises several ModuScreen HB-E screens, which combine lowest energy requirements with minimum pulsations at lowest fiber loss. A new ANDRITZ couch pit pulper will manage broke handling. In order to significantly improve water management of the mill, a fiber recovery system with an ANDRITZ save-all Disc Filter will be installed.

ANDRITZ AUTOMATION will deliver a complete new Multi Motor Drive for the entire machine as well as the electrification and automation equipment. The delivery will be handled on an EPC basis, where ANDRITZ takes responsibility for the installation work, including piping and cabling, as well as the required supervision works related to erection, commissioning, and training.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso Narew Sp. z.o.o., Poland, to supply an FRX shredder and a metal separator to the mill in Ostrołęka, Poland.

The FRX shredder, which is part of the ANDRITZ Franssons product line, will process rejects from the pulping processes of two existing board production lines. Start-up of the new shredder, which will process around 60 tons of rejects per day, is scheduled for January 2018.

The well-proven shredder, size FRX2000, features powerful pre-shredding of a broad range of raw materials. Its innovative CoverCross knife system and pusher technology guarantee consistent quality and high throughput. The shredder will be installed upstream of the reject treatment system, which is part of the 455,000 tons per year board production line for which ANDRITZ also delivered the complete OCC line including reject treatment.

Stora Enso Narew Sp. z.o.o., headquartered in Ostrołęka, 120 kilometers northeast of Warsaw, operates in the pulp and paper industry. Its core products are industrial papers for corrugated boards and boxes.

Ilim has recently contacted ANDRITZ to purchase another plant for wood processing.  Ilim is the top pulp and paper company in Russia and one of the largest internationally and aims to start production in the new Koryazhma plant in mid-2021.  The plant, situated in the Arkhangelsk region will have 2 debarking and chipping lines.  A Smart Woodyard control system will be added to the mill alongside chip and bark handling equipment.

The new technology will have important environmental impact. As well as providing high quality woodchip, ANDRITZ’s technology also makes savings in operating costs, raw materials, and reduces the release of emissions.  The new system will be a complete replacement for the pneumatic systems already in place.
Some of the extras included in the ANDRITZ order are state of the art handling equipment and storage, a de-icing process for logs, new bark presses, horizontal feed HHQ Chipper and advanced control system.  The SmartWoodyard includes Decision Support Wall (DSW) and other systems like WoodScan, ChipperEKG, ScanChip, BarkScan, to optimize production processes through the use of smart sensors.