Metso to rebuild M-real’s board machines

Metso will rebuild two board machines for M-real in Finland. The start-up of the rebuilt machine at the Kyro mill is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2011 and that of the rebuilt machine at the Äänekoski mill for the second quarter of 2012. The combined value of the orders is over EUR 15 million. The orders were included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s Q1/2011 orders received.

Metso's delivery to the Kyro mill will include a rebuild of the press, dryer and coating sections. In a coating drying rebuild, new energy-efficient high-drying-capacity air dryers will be added both to increase drying capacity and to replace old gas infrared dryers. After the rebuild, the annual board capacity of the Kyro mill will increase to approximately 190,000 tonnes.

Metso’s delivery to the Äänekoski mill will include a rebuild of the headbox, the coating section and the reel including an automatic parent roll transfer system to the new winder. A new headbox and a new two-drum winder will aim at capacity increase. After the rebuild, the annual board capacity of the Äänekoski mill will increase to approximately 240,000 tonnes.

M-real is Europe’s leading primary fiber paperboard producer and a major paper supplier. The company’s customers include brand owners, carton printers, converters, publishers, printing houses, merchants and office product suppliers. In 2010, the company’s sales totaled EUR 2.6 billion, and it has approximately 4,500 employees. M-real is part of the Metsäliitto Group.