NEWS

(05/02/2014 / sha)

Eldorado Brazil pulp mill sets new world record

After a little more than one year of operation, the greenfield pulp mill of Eldorado Brasil in TrĂªs Lagoas, Brazil, set three consecutive world records for daily pulp production in March. On March 30, Eldorado produced 5,156 t in a single day, breaking its own previous world records set on March 20 (5,056 t) and March 19 (4,990 t).

 

 

The systems used to produce Eldorado’s high-quality pulp include wood processing, cooking, washing, screening, and bleaching technologies delivered by Andritz Pulp & Paper. The single-vessel continuous digester with Lo-Solids cooking and the accompanying fiberline technologies represent state-of-the-art process technology providing the best yield, washing efficiency, and minimal chemical consumption. The fiberline is fed with high-quality chips from a woodyard consisting of three horizontally fed Andritz HHQ Chippers. Andritz also supplied the complete pulp drying plant (two drying machines) and the entire white liquor plant, including the world’s largest lime kiln.

With annual production of approximately 1.5 million t of bleached eucalyptus market pulp, Eldorado is currently the largest single-line pulp mill in the world.