Metso to rebuild Simpele and Kemiart Liners machines
Dec 1 2010 Metso will rebuild two board machines for M-real to increase capacity and improve quality of the BM3 carton board machine at Simpele mill and the BM1 kraftliner machine at Kemiart Liners mill in Kemi.
The start-up of the rebuilt Simpele BM3 machine is scheduled for the second quarter of 2011 and that of the rebuilt Kemiart Liners BM1 machine for the third quarter of 2011.Metso's rebuild of the Simpele machine will include the forming section, press section including a new shoe press, and the dryer section. After the rebuild, the annual capacity of the Simpele mill will be approximately 300,000 tons, making BM3 the biggest folding boxboard machine in Europe.The rebuild of the Kemiart Liners mill will include the coating section. The rebuild will further improve the coated white top liner quality produced by BM1.