Ipel Reschedules PM 4 Tissue Machine Startup to This Month

Ipel (Indaial Papel Embalagens), Brazil, has again delayed startup of its new PM 4 tissue machine until sometime this month. The most recent delay in the project, originally announced in 2008, reportedly is related to construction delays and negotiations with the mill’s energy supplier.

 

The new tissue machine has a production capacity of 26,400 metric tpy, which, more than doubles the company’s current output of around 24,000 metric tpy. The Ipel mill, the company’s only one, is located in Indaial city, Santa Catarina state. It has three tissue machines currently in operation, with a combined production capacity of 2,000 metric tons per month.

 

The new PM 4 and related equipment were supplied by Hergen Paper Machinery, Brazil. It has a 4,880-mm-dia yankee dryer and one of the largest yankee dryer hoods produced in Brazil. The machine will operate at a speed of 2,000 m/min.