May 17, 2016
Growth in traditional retail and e-commerce is increasing global demand for sustainably produced packaging materials. In 2015, Stora Enso’s Varkaus mill in Finland converted their existing paper machine into a board machine to produce linerboard to better meet the market need for renewable packaging. They chose Valmet as their partner for this challenging rebuild.
Summary
Location | StoraEnso Varkaus mill, Finland |
Customer challenge | Global decline in paper consumption |
Solution |
Paper-to-packaging conversion rebuild
Valmet also took care of the installation and testing, and provided start-up support and training for the machine start-up. The machine started-up with 100% Valmet fabrics . |
Results | Smooth start-up, safe-to-use equipment, lightweighting (lower grammage end products), cost savings |
Keywords | Board and paper, Automation, Europe, Rebuilds |
Technical summary
Grades | AvantKraft Brown (kraft liner) and AvantKraft White Top (white-top liner) |
Basis weights | 80-225 g/m2 |
Wire width | 8 400 mm |
Design speed | 1 200 m/min |
Annual capacity | 395 000 t/a |