International technology Group ANDRITZ reached an important milestone with the supply of equipment for Europe’s largest kraft paper machine: the PrimeDry Steel Yankee (diameter 6.7 meters, weight 150 t) was successfully delivered to the Zellstoff Pöls AG mill in Austria.
The largest high-precision Steel Yankee in the world was manufactured in two parts for the transport purposes. The Yankee is made entirely of steel, providing higher performance and enhanced safety compared to a cast iron Yankee. It is currently being assembled and welded, and will be lifted into the machine room in June 2013 with a 600 t crane.
ANDRITZ is supplying a PrimeLine paper machine to Zellstoff Pöls for the production of special paper. The new 5.4 m wide machine, with capacity of 80,000 t/a and design speed of up to 1,000 m/min, will produce very high-strength paper grades used for shopping bags, high-grade medical packaging, and food packaging. ANDRITZ’s scope of supply includes the stock preparation plant, an approach flow system, the complete Fourdrinier paper machine, a calender, and the automation systems. Start-up is scheduled for the end of 2013.
With this investment, Zellstoff Pöls – the largest manufacturer of high-quality Elemental Chlorine-Free (ECF) sulfate pulp from bleached softwood in Central and Southeast Europe – is extending its existing paper production capacity. The total investment volume amounts to 115 million euros.