Metso will supply a complete tissue production line for PT. Suparma, Tbk., in Indonesia. The new tissue machine will be installed at the company’s mill in Surabaya. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for 2014. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
The new tissue line will fulfill PT. Suparma, Tbk’s ambition to produce environmentally friendly products of highest quality in a cost-efficient way.
«As a tissue producer since 2007, we have utilized 96 percent of our existing tissue machine capacity which forces us to install a new machine in order to develop our market. We decided to place an order with Metso because quality is essential for us and we believe that Metso have an advanced technology that will certainly produce a high-quality tissue product,» says Lanny Bernadette, Director, PT. Suparma, Tbk.
«We are impressed by the product performance obtained by the existing tissue production line, also supplied by Metso, in the past. PT. Suparma, Tbk. has highly skilled personnel and well organized production systems and we are happy to support their efforts to supply high-quality tissue to the Indonesian market,» says Ingmar Andersson, Vice President, Sales, Asia, Paper business line, Metso.
The order is included in Metso’s Pulp, Paper and Power second quarter 2013 orders received.
