PMP Group to Rebirth PM Line to Containerboard for Smurfit Kappa Mexico Mill

 

PMP, Poland, a global provider of tissue, paper, and board technology, has signed a contract with Smurfit Kappa Mexico for a Phoenix Concept™ rebuild of a reborn papermaking line that will be installed in Los Reyes mill. The main goal of the project is to boost the mill’s capacity by adding approximately 100, 000 metric tpy of high-strength corrugating medium (100% OCC) to be converted into packaging boxes for various industrial use. 

A new PM 6 (operating speed 800 m/min., reel trim 2,450 mm) will be a blend of repurposed and refurbished assets (originally installed on PMs in Spain and Germany) and world class new technological items provided by PMP. 

PMP is planning to reconfigure the existing, relocated PM from Spain, originally producing 70,000 metric tpy of 130 gsm corrugating medium and liner at 550 m/min. in three steps. Step one will involve careful analysis of the existing assets’ condition (identifying items for refurbishment and further incorporation in a brand new line), and step two will involve designing and making core technological sections and finally successfully integrating all of these to attain both the quality and capacity goals of the project.

 

As far as new technology is concerned, PMP will deliver solutions from its Intelli-Technology® platform concept for papermakers. A state-of the-art, five-channel hydraulic Intelli-Jet V® headbox

(pondside=2,675 mm) will bring excellent formation and also production flexibility for the mill (basis weight range of 100-240 gsm). The headbox will include a sophisticated Consistency Profiling System to ensure excellent basis weight control, resulting in uniform paper web structure and better CD basis weight profile. 

A compact design of a new press section Intelli Tri-Nip™ will ensure reduce draws and significantly increase PM runnability. The press section will be equipped with a reused shoe press (module 1500) that will be significantly rebuilt by PMP to work in an inverted position, with a design nip load of 1,050 kN/m.  Shoe press technology ensures reliable performance and top sheet dryness level, resulting in significant steam consumption savings and user-friendliness of equipment. 

A new Intelli-Dryer® after dryer section will include 10 new steel dryers, allowing further energy savings as well as space savings. In addition, PMP will extend the fourdrinier extension, upgrade the tail threading system, rebuild the reel (relocated from Germany), and provide new mechanical drives and essential replacement parts. PMP will also execute vast scope of services, including refurbishment, pre-assembly, assembly at site, and technological start-up supervision as well as PM optimization. 

The delivery is scheduled for late spring 2016, followed by erection at the site by the end of 2016. Startup is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017.