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Abu Dhabi National Paper Mill (ADNPM), a member of Abu Dhabi Industrial Projects Company, has placedanAED 200 million order with METSO,a global supplier of technology and services, to buy the UAE’s first PM3 NTT tissue manufacturing machine and the third in the world.
This will boostADNPM’scurrent production capacity of 63,000 to 90,000 tons of tissues per annum. ADNPM has already produced 45,000 tons of tissues in the first 9 months of 2013.
These new Sweden-made machines are only available in Mexico during 2013 and in Chile by 2014and in the UAE by ADNPM by the second quarter of 2015.
The PM3 NTT machines will be a strategic addition to ADNPM production line where the entire factory production is currently merely depending on Italian made machines.
NTT is a product that has high absorbency, high softness and high bulk. On the other hand, the machine is able to run as a conventional machine.
ADNPM made the announcement on the third day of Paper Arabia 2013, the MENA’s premier specialized event for the paper industry, held at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre with the participation of key industry players from the paper, tissue and converting industries.
Mr. Helmut Berger, GM of ADNPM said: “45% of our products go to the UAE, part of the 80% that goes to the GCC region. The remaining 20% are shipped to Australia, Africa, Europe and the rest of the world. We anticipate a one third of our production capacity to be produced by this machine by the second quarter of 2015, achieving an enormous increase of 30000 tons annually.”
ADNPM has ordered the first PM3 NTT tissue manufacturing machine to gain from the advantage of the NTT technology which is a completely new concept in tissue manufacturing using state-of-the-art and proven machine technology combined with the latest belt technology for paper machine clothing.
With the flexibility of Metso’s Advantage NTT technology, local production of tissue now has the possibility of developing new products to meet the constantly changing needs of the market according to Mr. Berger.
“The compact NTT tissue machine sections impart the unique qualities on either plain or textured tissue and increase the speed and capacity of the production. This will help achieve better results in our major production line. This is a milestone for the local tissues production in the UAE,” he added.
“We have carefully studied this strategic deal that will herald a whole new era to the local tissue industry. The tailored automation solutions in this machine will increase the life cycle performance and economy and will keep the production in peak condition.”
Abu Dhabi National Paper Mill LLC (ADNPM) is a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Industrial Projects Co. (ADNIP), a prominent private industrial investment group. The company was established in 2001 and has nowadays 2 tissue machines with a capacity of round about 63,000 tons per annum. Aside from the different pulp products, ADNPM is able to run their machine with 100% recovered paper. Covering an area of 60,000 sq. m., the mill houses a pulp store, machine house, stock preparation facilities, tissue machines, de-inking plant, warehouse and offices.
Metso is the market leader in the tissue business with a market share of close to 30% and has more than 150 years experience from the paper making business. During the past 40 years the company has delivered more than 200 tissue machines worldwide. Metso’s pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes, machinery, equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our offering and experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production lines, rebuilds and services.
Paper Arabia 2013 in its sixth edition attracted elite players from the paper, tissue and converting industry. It offered opportunities for manufactures and suppliers of finished products, equipment, machinery, paper chemicals, services, supplies of paper, tissue and converting sector to access the Middle East and North African markets.
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