Hayat Kimya Starts up New Tissue Line in Turkey

Hayat Kimya A.S., Turkey, has started up its new Metso Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue line at its mill in Yeniköy, located near the city of Izmit in Turkey. The Hayat Kimya TM 2 reportedly started up smoothly and on schedule, producing a saleable product from the outset.

"We reached a successful startup thanks to good cooperation and efforts by the Metso personnel in a record short time of 13 months from the contract signing. In the light of such a short time, the startup was a big success for all of us. This cooperation will continue and I am convinced we will continue production with a very good paper quality," says Lütfi Aydin, paper mill director at the Hayat Kimya mill.

Metso's supplied a complete tissue production line, including a stock preparation system and an Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue machine. The tissue machine is equipped with an OptiFlo headbox, a Metso yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap hood adapted for co-generation, an Advantage WetDust dust system, an Advantage Run sheet transfer system, and an Advantage SoftReel L reel. The stock preparation line contains OptiSlush pulpers, OptiFiner conical refiners, and OptiScreen machine screens. The delivery also included an automation package with metsoDNA machine and process controls, a PaperIQ Plus scanner, and quality controls.

With a width of 5.6 m and a design speed of 2,200 m/min, the new line has a design capacity of 70,000 metric tpy of facial, toilet, and towel grades. Raw material for the new line is virgin fiber. The production line is optimized to save energy and to enhance final product quality.

Hayat Kimya A.S. is part of the Hayat Group, which operates primarily in the chemicals, hygienic products, paper, and wood-based industries. The Hayat tissue facilities have a paper production capacity of 135,000 metric tpy and a converting capacity of 60,000 metric tpy.

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