#28 How did ANDRITZ tackle the challenge of building two world-leading mills, pulp and tissue, side by side for Bracell?
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The request from Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) owner of Bracell in Brazil was a tough one; to build the world’s largest and greenest pulp mill in the world, and then further, to build a tissue mill right next to the pulp mill located at
Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo state, Brazil.
And there was more; The pulp mill, Project STAR, would need to switch quickly between kraft and dissolving pulp as the markets demanded. ANDRITZ took on the challenge and delivered the complete scope of supply including a complete wood processing plant, the world’s largest HERB recovery boiler, two hardwood fiberlines, two pulp drying lines and the world’s largest non-condensable gas treatment system, focusing on the use of side streams in the recovery cycle.
For Project Tissue ANDRITZ delivered the complete scope of supply on an EPCC basis including four PrimeLine Tissue Machines. Project Tissue represents one of the largest of its kind in the world and is the largest order ANDRITZ has received for its tissue technology.
Listen to our podcast where we talk to Marcelo Montanhese de Lima, Tissue Project Senior Manager, Bracell, Rafael Sirtoli, Director of Operations from ANDRITZ in Brazil, and Klaus Blechinger, Vice President of Tissue, ANDRITZ to tell us about these two impressive and world leading projects.
To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/spectrum-en/bracell-star?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=episode-28&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast-season-3
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