#13 Tissue production - make it safe!

The Pulp & Paper business area at ANDRITZ is the largest business area within the company with an order intake of more than EUR 3 billion and roughly 14,000 employees. This global business area covers the pulp and paper industries, as well as the rapidly growing textile sector. Jarno Nymark has recently been appointed to the Group Executive Board of ANDRITZ and also functions as Business Area Manager for Pulp & Paper, having moved up from his previous position as Vice President and Global Division Manager for Fiber Technologies. He has a long history within ANDRITZ and held several management positions both in the capital and service areas. In this podcast we talk to Nymark about his significant past at ANDRITZ, where he started out as a service engineer in 1999, moving through the whole pulp and paper business area in various functions, including spells of working in China and Germany. We also find out about his plans and goals to keep ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper at the top of the business segments it operates in, as well as lead new ones into the future. With a passion to help customers achieve their goals of producing “more with less” when it comes to natural resources use, this business area will be an interesting one to watch into the future. To find out more, visit our website:https://www.andritz.com/pulp-and-paper-en?utm_source=podigee-cta&utm_medium=season-3-episode-23&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

Hello to all friends & fans, of the Pulp, Paper and bioproducts industry! Welcome to our exciting ANDRITZ SPECTRUM Podcast – Season 3. In the third season of our podcast, we will bring together the trends, challenges and solutions that matter most to ANDRITZ customers when it comes to sustainability. You will have the chance to listen to expert views on all aspects of sustainability as we discuss the latest developments in our industry. We will deep dive into the world of the latest innovations and solutions for reducing carbon footprint and managing energy use, as well as exciting journeys into the latest mill and technology start-ups. Follow and subscribe to our podcast and never miss a new episode!

Suzano’s Cerrado pulp project in Mato Grosso do Sul state in mid-western Brazil is progressing well and on schedule to start-up in June 2024. The mill is truly a giant and will be the largest single line eucalyptus mill in the world, producing 2.55 million tons per year of pulp. A project this size obviously involves some challenges, especially with the enormous size of the equipment being supplied. ANDRITZ was contracted to supply all the islands for the Cerrado project including wood processing plant with five chipping lines, the world largest fiberline, the complete pulp drying system, evaporation plant, HERB recovery boiler, biomass power boiler and white liquor plant with ANDRITZ gasification. The mill will also be a leader when it comes to the installation of the latest environmentally friendly and efficient technologies; ANDRITZ has also supplied one of the first SulfoLoop sulfuric acid plants in addition to the latest automation and digital technology. In this podcast we are delighted to talk to two leading professionals responsible for the Cerrado project, Joel Starepravo, Project Director, ANDRITZ and Mauricio Miranda, Suzano’s Director of Engineering. Listen as our experts describe the challenges, reveal the solutions and highlight the teamwork involved as one of the industry’s largest ever projects is brought to life. To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/spectrum-en/suzano-cerrado-planting-the-future?utm_source=podigee-cta&utm_medium=season-2-episode-22&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

You can witness the remarkable evolution of servicing and maintenance in the automotive industry when you consider how far it has advanced over the past few decades. Breakdowns by the roadside have become increasingly rare, primarily because vehicle manufacturers have established clear service agreements and schedules to ensure that cars remain on the road. This approach to maintenance has now been adopted by pulp and paper mills across Europe. Less unscheduled stoppages and breakdowns equals better overall efficiency which in turn results in much more effective use of raw materials and energy. This all adds up to improved sustainability at pulp and paper mills, as well as valuable cost savings. In this podcast we talk to two ANDRITZ experts in the field of maintenance, Ismo Ihalainen, Global Product Manager and Synergy Product Director and Marcio Wagner, Maintenance Director, Asset management, and Iberian Business Manager. Find out how scheduled maintenance can increase the lifetime of equipment at pulp and paper mills, while simultaneously boosting efficiency and reducing the carbon footprint. To find out more visit our website: https://discover.andritz.com/Paper-Maintenance-Performance.html?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=season-2-episode-21&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, or ESG, as it is more commonly known, has rapidly become a defining factor for investors as they look for companies that have sound environmental performance and social and employment standards. But what does ESG mean when applied to the pulp and paper industry? For producers this means ensuring that sustainable development takes place across the entire supply chain in both environmental and social aspects, from the sourcing of raw material to the recyclability of products and everything in between. For global suppliers such as ANDRITZ, it means ensuring all its stringent ESG goals are met when it comes to manufacturing and supplying technology wherever the company operates in the world. In this podcast we hear from experts on ESG from both sectors of the industry: Susan Brunner, Head of Product Sustainability & Positioning, Mondi Group and Caroline Hofer, ESG Manager, ANDRITZ about the challenges involved in setting ESG goals in a rapidly changing world when it comes to regulations and compliance. To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/group-en/gr-sustainability?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=season-2-episode-20&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

Often described as the “beating heart” of a pulp mill, the recovery boiler has come a long way since it was first invented nearly 100 years ago. Although recovery boilers carry out a virtually irreplaceable function at pulp mills, including the recovering inorganic chemicals, burning organic chemicals and recovering heat for generating energy, there is still work to be done when it comes to emissions - especially NOx emissions. In general, emissions from the recovery boiler have decreased substantially over the last decades, for instance CO2, dust and sulfur emissions, however in the case of NOx emissions new technology has been required. In this podcast we find out how ANDRITZ has developed its new "Lo-NOx" Low Emission Recovery Boiler concept. Hear from ANDRITZ experts Hamilton Brandao, Technology Director Recovery Boilers, Naveen Chenna, Director Research & Innovation Recovery and Power Side Streams and Kasper Skriver, Global Product Manager ESP, about the pilot trials and successful launching of the latest recovery boiler concept as part of the CircleToZero initiative. To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/products-en/thermal-power/pulp-and-paper/power-generation/recovery-boilers/herb-recovery-boilers

The pulp and paper industry has come a long way when it comes to the digitalization of technology and processes. Now the use of IIoT solutions and data management in production has become virtually the norm. However, with the benefits also come the risks, in this case, the real-world risk of cyber attacks. Fortunately, there are solutions to this growing challenge. ANDRITZ has been working hard on ensuring its digital solutions have cybersecurity built in by partnering with OTORIO, a specialist cybersecurity technology company focused on operational technologies (OT). The key focus of the partnership is to build cybersecurity as part of developed solutions and deliveries made. When cyber-secure solutions are delivered and whole life cycle is then managed using tools such as OTORIO spOT creating a digital fingerprint of delivery. In this podcast we hear from Daniel Bren, CEO of OTORIO and Tatu Liimatainen, Head of OT Cybersecurity from ANDRITZ about the successful partnership and the ongoing developments of cybersecurity in pulp and paper operations. To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/cybersecurity-en?utm_source=cta-podigee&utm_medium=season-2-episode-18&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

There is no halfway when it comes to circularity at paper mills, you have to go the whole way to complete the circle. This is why ANDRITZ has been closely working with the Montanuniversität Leoben on deep research into making paper machine clothing circular. Paper machine clothing is mainly made of PET, which has been generally burned after use to generate energy in power plants or used for other purposes such as barriers under roads and pathways or fence edgings. However, these methods of disposing are considered borderline when it comes to the ecology. Therefore, ANDRITZ has been working closely with institutions to cover the complete value chain from the production of materials for paper machine clothing to the manufacturing, logistics of waste collection and the sorting and reprocessing of the materials involved. In this podcast we hear from experts Jan Freudenberg, Director R&D Forming Fabrics Global, ANDRITZ, and Dipl. Ing. Uta Jenull, Chair for Polymer Processing at the Montanuniversität Leoben about the complicated work involved in making paper machine clothing circular. To find out more visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/pulp-and-paper-en/global-services/paper-mill-services-/andritz-fabrics-and-rolls ?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=season-2-episode-17&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

ANDRITZ is stepping up its activities to not only reduce CO2 emissions, but also capture existing emissions for either storage or for further use in added value applications. The latest solutions developed feature highly efficient and well integrated energy cycles, especially for industrial customers, including pulp and paper mills. As well as capturing the emissions, the technology also delivers the CO2 at the required purity and pressure for further applications. The ANDRITZ CO2 capturing technology opens up exciting opportunities for the pulp and paper industry since its CO2 is considered to be from biogenic origin, which, due to its high level of purity, can be used within the pulp mill or utilised for the production of e-fuels, e-methane, or green ammonia. In this podcast we speak to ANDRITZ experts, Harald Reissner, Division Manager Air Pollution Control, and Klaus Bärnthaler, VP Air Pollution Control, about new, exciting possibilities with the capture of CO2. Want to find out more? Visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/environmental-solutions-en/air-pollution-control/technologies-air-pollution-control/decarbonization-air-pollution-control?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=season-2-episode-16&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast&utm_id=spectrum-podcast

Klabin’s Puma Mill in southern Brazil has recently completed its Puma II project. With Puma I and Puma II projects now fully in operation, the mill has some of the latest environmental technologies for pulp production that make it a showcase for the pulp and paper industry. With the Puma I pulp mill starting up in 2016 and Puma II phase I and phase II starting up in 2021 and mid- 2023 respectively, the company now has succeeded in creating an integrated mill that virtually knows no bounds when it comes to pulp, paper and board qualities, types, grades and ranges. Also, with the introduction of the latest in ANDRITZ technology, gasification of the lime kiln and the SulfoLoop sulfuric acid plant, Klabin has fully embraced the CircleToZero mantra of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, aiming towards zero emissions and zero waste at pulp mills. In this podcast we talk to Joao Braga, Director of Project and Engineering and Leonardo Scanavini, Recovery Area Specialist from Klabin, and Percio Pereira, Senior Project Manager of ANDRITZ about the history of the project and the importance of the new environmental technologies. To find out more visit our website: www.andritz.com/spectrum