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Metso to Supply Pulp Drying Line
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Helsinki, Finland 04 February 2013 -- Metso will supply Hyogo Pulp Industries, Ltd. with a pulp drying line for its mill in Tanigawa, Japan. The start-up of the line is planned for the last quarter of 2014. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

Metso’s scope of supply includes a pulp drying line excluding the building and civil works. The main parts of the delivery are a wet end, a pulp dryer, a cutter layboy and a baling line.

”Metso received the order from Hyogo Pulp as Metso's solution best matched Hyogo Pulp's requirements in terms of easy adjustability for different grades,” says Antti Suoknuuti, Vice President, Sales, Fiber business line, Metso.

Hyogo Pulp has been shifting from market pulp production with wet lap machine for domestic supply into exporting pulp to China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia and therefore Hyogo Pulp need to change to production of fully dried pulp. The capacity of the new pulp drying line will be 770 air dried tons per day and the width at the cutter layboy 3.9 meters.

The order is included in Metso's Pulp, Paper and Power fourth quarter 2012 orders received.

Hyogo Pulp Industries, Ltd. is a family-owned company, founded in 1955. It is located in Tanba city, Hyogo prefecture, Japan. The company is the only producer of various types of unbleached kraft market pulp in Japan and leading the unbleached kraft pulp market in East Asia. The company’s annual capacity is 200,000 tons and the number of employees is 140. The company also provides biomass energy to a regional energy company.

Metso’s pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes, machinery, equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our offering and experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production lines, rebuilds and services.

www.metso.com/pulpandpaper, www.metso.com/power,

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Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide.
 


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