Feb 21, 2020
Visy’s kraft mill in Tumut wants to optimize the asset performance, increase production, and ensure process competitiveness with the latest technology. With causticizing optimization, their expectations and return on investment (ROI) targets have been exceeded.
Summary
Location | Visy Tumut kraft mill, Australia |
Customer challenge | Optimize the performance of the process and ensure process competitiveness with the latest technology. More specifically, the mill wanted to reduce energy and chemical costs, eliminate production constraints, optimize control and eliminate process variations, and improve return on investment (ROI). |
Solution |
Valmet Recovery Liquor Analyzer (Valmet Alkali R) |
Results |
ROI exceeds targets Increased production (870 ADT more paper in 40 days) Energy efficiency:
Chemical efficiency:
Production capacity:
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Keywords | Pulping and fiber, Asia Pacific, Automation |