Metso to supply pulp drying line to Hyogo Pulp in Japan
Metso Corporation's press release on February 4, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. local time
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.
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For further information, please contact:
Antti Suoknuuti, Vice President, Sales, Fiber business line, Metso, tel.
+358 40 5431 749
Michio Imai, President, Metso Paper Japan Co., Ltd., Pulp, Paper and Power,
Metso, tel. + 81 90 78201216
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