Klabin to Install New Sack Paper Machine at Correia Pinto Mill in Brazil

Klabin S.A., Brazil, has ordered from Voith Paper, Germany, a new machine to produce industrial sack paper at its Correia Pinto mill in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The new PM 23 will have a design speed of 800 m/min and a production capacity of 240 metric tpd. It will use leading edge technology to produce high quality sack paper with reduced resources such as energy, steam, and water. Startup is planned for the last quarter of 2013.

The project scope includes the approach flow system, MasterJet Pro headbox, fourdrinier, Single Nipcoflex shoe press, dryer section with 28 dryer cylinders, a Clupak unit, a MasterReel, slitter and winder, mechanical drive, steam and condensate system, machine ventilation system, lubrication. and complete machine automation. Voith will also supply the electrical and mechanical packages, including electromechanical erection, commissioning, and startup of all equipment necessary for the machine operation, by means of the PLP system (Process Line Package).

Klabin S.A., a Brazilian enterprise celebrating 113 years of existence, is the biggest producer and exporter of papers in Brazil. It produces paper and board, corrugated board packages, and industrial sacks. In addition, the company recycles paper and commercializes timber. It has 16 industrial units in Brazil and one in Argentina.

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