ANDRITZ Secures Major Conversion Project for Suzano’s Limeira Pulp Mill

ANDRITZ Secures Major Conversion Project for Suzano’s Limeira Pulp Mill

(IN BRIEF) International technology group ANDRITZ has been awarded a significant follow-up order from Suzano, a leading Brazilian pulp and paper producer, to undertake a major conversion project at the Limeira pulp mill. The project aims to expand Suzano’s eucalyptus-based fluff pulp production capacity from 100,000 to 440,000 tons annually to meet the increasing global demand for personal hygiene products. ANDRITZ will convert a pulp drying line, enabling it to switch between bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) and Suzano’s Eucafluff® pulp. The Eucafluff brand is recognized in the hygiene market for its innovation and sustainability, meeting stringent environmental standards. ANDRITZ will handle the entire engineering, procurement, and construction process, with production expected to commence in Q4 2025.

(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 15-Dec-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology group ANDRITZ has received a follow-up order from Brazilian pulp and paper producer Suzano for a major conversion project at the Limeira pulp mill.

The project will enable Suzano to increase its eucalyptus-based fluff pulp production capacity from 100,000 to 440,000 tons per year to meet the growing global demand for personal hygiene products. Suzano is the only company in the world producing fluff pulp from hardwood – based on ANDRITZ technology.

ANDRITZ will convert a pulp drying line for bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) into a line that can switch between BHKP and Suzano’s Eucafluff® pulp. With this project, Suzano continues to expand its highly successful Eucafluff business, which began eight years ago when ANDRITZ converted one of the company’s paper machines to produce fluff pulp from eucalyptus. This was the first time fluff pulp was produced from hardwood, and the rebuilt machine has been running at full capacity ever since. The Eucafluff brand is now well known in the hygiene market as an innovative and sustainable solution. It is approved for use in disposable care products that meet the strict criteria of the EU Ecolabel and the Nordic Swan label for high environmental standards throughout the life cycle of a product.

“The ANDRITZ solution allows us to expand our fluff pulp capacity using our existing production line. This meets our needs in terms of production capacity, cost efficiency, and sustainability,” said Jean Moraes, Suzano’s Corporate Engineering Executive. “After the great partnership with ANDRITZ in our previous pioneering conversion project, we again chose ANDRITZ as a partner for our next major investment in fluff pulp production.”

Leonardo de Figueiredo, Sales Director for Pulp Drying at ANDRITZ, emphasized, “We will take care of the entire engineering, procurement, and construction process to transform an existing machine for flexible switching between fluff and market pulp grades. Having completed many projects in the past at several Suzano mills, we are very proud that Suzano has once again placed its trust in us.”

The equipment to be supplied includes a new state-of-the-art headbox, an extension of the former, a PrimeCal Hard hard-nip calender, a PrimeReel, two winders, a new roll wrapping and handling line, and a core feeding system. Production on the converted machine is expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2025.

ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems, services and digital solutions for a wide range of industries and end markets. Sustainability is an integral part of the company’s business strategy and corporate culture. With its extensive portfolio of sustainable products and solutions, ANDRITZ aims to make the greatest possible contribution to a sustainable future and help its customers achieve their sustainability goals. ANDRITZ is a global market leader in all four of its business areas – Pulp & Paper, Metals, Hydro and Separation. Technological leadership and global presence are cornerstones of the group’s strategy, which is focused on long-term profitable growth. The publicly listed group has around 30,000 employees and over 280 locations in more than 40 countries.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.

The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, flue gas cleaning systems, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.

Media Contact:

Susan Trast
HEAD OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
susan.trast@andritz.com

SOURCE: ANDRITZ