Metsä Board Simpele increasing capacity and improving quality
Jul 4, 2016
Metsä Board Simpele has almost doubled its production capacity since 2006. The mill has been able to produce board with significantly increased bulk without any compromises in surface quality or stiffness. These results were achieved from two different rebuilds supplied by Valmet. OptiCalender metal belt calenderer, installed in 2006, offered a remedy to the production bottleneck and extremely good board surface quality.
”The goal for the rebuild in 2006 was to increase production capacity and to present the improved Simcote product to the markets. The rebuild in 2011 was also aiming the diminish capacity challenges”
Metsä Board VP and Mill Manager Veli-Pekka Kyllönen in Paper ja Puu
SUMMARY
Location
Metsä Board Simpele Mill, Finland
Customer challenge
Need to increase production capacity and improve quality to differentiate
Solutions
Mill rebuild in 2006 to get lighter boards with improved bulk and to improve quality consistency
"We have the most efficient folding boxboard machine in Europe, with an annual volume of 300,000 tonnes. Capacity has doubled since 2006”, Jari Tiainen (Product Manager at Simpele) in Metsä Board Magazine 1/2012
