Klabin PM27: Rewriting the textbook with Eukaliner®

A new PM27 containerboard machine producing the world's first krafliner using 100 percent eucalyptus.

- Stock preparation and approach flow system

- OptiConcept M board machine from headbox to reel

- Winder with automated transfer rails and roll handling systems

- Air systems for the machine

- A hall ventilation system

- A wet end chemical system and surface starch preparation and sizer supply systems

- Valmet DNA Automation System for process and machine controls and Valmet IQ Quality Management Solution

- A large Valmet Industrial Internet package, including Operator Training Simulator from the beginning to the end of the production process to train and empower the operators, and Valmet Virtual Mill.

- Valmet Paper Machine Clothing package for start-up for all machine clothing positions

Shortly after the start-up in the third quarter of 2021, the new kraftliner machine was already achieving impressive results in quality and performance indicators.

• The results during the first months exceed all expectations, with considerable savings in steam, energy and sizing. Steam consumption is between 10 and 15 percent lower, and Eukaliner’s® better heat transfer favors operating the corrugators at machine speeds that are 10 percent faster.
• Kraftliner production has achieved an excellent basis weight, moisture and thickness profile, and a superior surface finish, because fiber composition is associated with state-of-the-art equipment.
• Finally, Eukaliner® production requires a smaller planted area to produce the same amount of kraftliner compared than regular paper from different regions of the world. All the aspects are improving sustainability, helping Klabin achieve their sustainability goals for 2030.