Voith announced that it will supply Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) a new board machine which will expand TNPL's product mix.
The new machine, BM 4, will be installed at TNPL's new paper mill in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu, India.
"With the BM 4, we now want to produce coated board with the highest surface quality and deliver it to our customers," said Mr. A. Velliangiri, Dy. Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers. "We are happy with Voith being partner for this Greenfield project. We are very satisfied with the course of the project so far and look forward to further collaboration."
BM 4 is designed to produce coated board varieties such as folding box board, white lined chipboard and solid bleached sulphate grades in a basis weight range of 180 – 450 g/m², on a wire width of 4,300 mm and at a speed of 600 m/min.
A wide range of raw materials will be used — bagasse and wood pulp, DIP, Old Corrugated Containers and TMP (thermo-mechanical pulp).
Included in the delivery is the approach flow system, broke treatment, the entire board machine with a DuoFormer D for the best formation and dewatering performance in the four-layer wire section and a Tandem NipcoFlex shoe press.
A SpeedFlow film press, a hot hard nip EcoCal calender and a complete coating section and coating color kitchen are available for surface finishing the board. The machine is also equipped with a MasterReel winding system and a VariFlex winder.
Start-up of BM 4 is scheduled for the end of 2015.
