Visy installs first Andritz FiberFlow

 Saturday, February 18, 2023

Andritz will deliver a FibreFlow Drum pulper with a maximum feed capacity of 1,400 t/d, as well as various fibre cleaning tools and a spray water treatment system for the manufacturing of different board grades. According to Jean Yves Nouaze, Executive General Manager Pulp & Paper, Visy, the drum pulper is the first of its kind in Australia. With this improvement, Visy will be able to handle up to 95,000 more tonnes of waste paper annually, which will be converted into new products in Victoria. The business also thanked ANDRITZ for cooperating with Visy on this important project and for partnering with them.

Peter Clewes, Vice President Fiber, ANDRITZ Paper, Fiber and Recycling division continues, “I’m very pleased that our first FibreFlow Drum pulping system for Australia is part of an investment that focuses on the further strengthening of the Australian waste and recycling infrastructure.”

The innovative Andritz drum pulping system enables Visy Paper to process a demanding special raw material mix consisting of household wastepaper and Australian OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) with a reject content of up to 25%. The project features the following technological highlights:

• FibreFlow Drum with longer and reinforced design to ensure gentle pulping of the demanding raw material mix and efficient removal of coarse contaminants at minimum fiber loss
• Innovative PrimeScreen X for spray water treatment
• New RB450 cleaner to enable superior removal of glass fragments
• Visy paper mill in Coolaroo is part of the Visy Group – a global leader in packaging and resource recovery – and produces plasterboard liner for the building industry as well as white and brown liner grades from 100% recycled content.

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