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Bekaert Solaronics to supply WebMate® electrical infrared system to Twin Rivers Paper Company, Madawaska mill, USA.

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Bekaert Solaronics will supply a WebMate® infrared moisture profiling system to Twin Rivers Paper Company #5 Paper Machine. The system is equipped with 1 row of 39 electrical M2000 modules including 78 zones of fine profiling capability.

The partnership between Bekaert Solaronics and Twin Rivers started in 1994 with installation of a gas infrared drying system on #7 Paper Machine as part of a film sizer upgrade project.

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Today, Twin Rivers renewed its confidence in Bekaert Solaronics utilizing WebMate® technology providing improved moisture profiling capabilities to optimize paper quality with guaranteed peak moisture reduction.

The non-contact infrared drying system WebMate® assures optimal product quality, a high drying rate as well as a long lifetime use. The moisture profile correction is optimized thanks to the parabolic reflector technology that ensures a focused energy radiation only where it is needed.

About Twin Rivers Paper Company

Launched officially in April 2010, Twin Rivers Paper Company acts as a specialty papers business, with fully integrated operations comprised of a pulp and energy complex in Edmundston, a paper mill in Madawaska as well as a lumber mill located in Plaster Rock, New Brunswick. On December 2016, Twin Rivers paper mill acquired the four paper mills assets from the Burrows Paper Corporation.  The transaction supports the strategic evolution of the group to grow in the lightweight packaging and technical specialty papers.

About Bekaert and Bekaert Solaronics

Bekaert is a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. We pursue to be the preferred supplier for our steel wire products and solutions by continuously delivering superior value to our customers worldwide. Bekaert (Euronext Brussels: BEKB) is a global company with almost 30 000 employees worldwide, headquarters in Belgium and € 4.4 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1967, Bekaert Solaronics supplies customized drying and heating systems based on gas and electrical infrared technology to a wide range of industries. Today, more than 1 000 systems have been installed worldwide. The company also provides maintenance services and is available to assist on upgrades or improved energy efficiency of existing systems.

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