Swedish mill adds new analyser technology
13 Sep 2011
Mörrum, Sweden – Södra Cell’s Mörrum mill in southern Sweden is currently installing a new Metso Kappa Q analyser. It will replace one of three analyzers operating on the mill’s two fiberlines where Metso’s Kappa analyser technology has been in use since 1994.
With seven sample points in the ECF fiberline, the new analyser will measure pulp lignin content and brightness as well as shive content for improved process optimisation and quality control. Start-up on fiberline 2 will be completed during September 2011.
The Kappa Q uses patented sweep technology to measure kappa and brightness with a unique two-point calibration method. This, said Metso, provides mill with new possibilities for profitable and sustainable pulp production.
The addition of shive analysis has provided a diagnostic tool that helps to produce more uniform pulp and gives the mill precise information of grade differentiation for premium pricing potential.
Mörrum produces 425ktpa of hardwood and softwood pulp on two fiberlines. Much of the pulp produced at Södra Cell in Mörrum is exported to paper mills in Europe to manufacture paper which may become magazines, books, tea bags and many other products.
The Mörrum mill is also the source of green electricity and district heating used to heat houses in the Karlshamn municipality.
