Andritz has received a new contract for the supply of BCTMP fibre line with a production capacity of 300 tonnes per day from ITC Bhadrachalam, a packaging and graphic boards manufacturer based in India.
The new plant, scheduled for start-up in third quarter of 2016, will be the first mechanical pulping line in India for production of high-brightness board grades, according to the company statement.
The scope of delivery comprises the supply of a fibre line with 2-stage refining to ensure lowest possible energy demand and high fibre quality, as well as a two-stage bleaching system with minimum chemical consumption. Six counter-current washing stages are to reduce contaminants so that exceptionally clean pulp can be produced at low chemical oxygen demand. In addition, the Andritz washing technology keeps fresh water consumption and effluent levels to a minimum.
The new fibre line will use available synergies with the existing eucalyptus pulping line at ITC Bhadrachalam. The effluent will be evaporated, the clean condensate re-used, and the white liquor from the kraft mill will be used as alkali source in the new BCTMP fibre line.
ITC’s Bhadrachalam unit is based in the Telangana Province in the southern part of the country. The unit manufactures speciality boards for playing cards and scratch cards, C2S Art Boards and Ivory Boards.
