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ANDRITZ Starts-Up Dissolving Pulp Production Plant for Bracell in Brazil

Bracell pulp mill in São Paulo Bracell's STAR project features two flexible hardwood fiberlines for a total capacity of 2.6 to 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons/year of dissolving pulp.

May 18, 2022 - ANDRITZ has successfully started up the production plant for dissolving pulp at Bracell's "STAR" project in Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. In April 2022, one of the two flexible hardwood fiberlines that were started up successfully in September 2021 was switched from kraft to dissolving pulp production.

High capacity with premium quality was reached within a few days of the switch.

"We are pleased and proud to now have the largest and greenest continuous cooking line in the world for dissolving pulp at the Bracell mill in São Paulo, utilizing proven ANDRITZ technology, said Per Lindblom, Vice President of Bracell. "We started up quickly after the switch and were soon producing top-quality pulp."

ANDRITZ is using its self-developed A-ConFlex™ continuous kraft and dissolving pulping technology. It enables full flexibility in production, switching between high-quality dissolving pulp and kraft pulp in a very short time to meet the market demand.

According to ANDRITZ, the STAR project is one of the largest and most sustainable pulp mills in the world, complying with the highest environmental standards. It features two flexible, environmentally friendly hardwood fiberlines for a total capacity of 2.6 to 2.8 million tons/year of bleached kraft pulp or 1.5 million tons/year of dissolving pulp made from sustainably cultivated eucalyptus.

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. To learn more, visit: www.andritz.com.

SOURCE: ANDRITZ

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