Metso to supply containerboard line to Saica UK
The design speed of the 8.2 meters wide PM11 is 1,700 meters per minute. The annual production capacity will be approximately 400,000 tons of testliner and fluting, out of 100 percent recycled furnish.Saica is a leading producer of lightweight corrugated containerboard from recovered paper. The company currently employs over 8,000 people in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Ireland and the UK, where a new board mill is being built. Start-up of the new production line is scheduled to take place in the beginning of 2012.Metso’s delivery will include a complete OptiConcept paper machine, including an approach flow system, pulpers and air systems. A comprehensive Metso automation package will comprise process, machine and quality controls. A Metso process control system will also be supplied for the new combined heat and power station at the Partington mill.