Metso to deliver defibrator system to Siempelkamp for Indonesia

Published Apr 13, 2010 14.00.00 +2 GMT

Metso will deliver a defibrator system to Siempelkamp Group for installation at P.T. Sumatera Prima Fibreboard in Indonesia. Start-up is scheduled for 2011. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

The delivery from Metso will include all main machinery of the EVO 56 Defibrator system, related motors, a control system as well as supervision of installation and start-up.

P.T. Sumatera Prima Fibreboard’s new thin board line will be located adjacent to the existing plant in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The production will cover board thicknesses in the range of 1.5 mm up to 12 mm with a maximum defibrator capacity of about 30 dry ton/h. Raw material will be mainly acacia and rubber wood. P.T. Sumatera Prima Fibreboard will become the largest producer of MDF in Indonesia once the new line comes on stream. The EVO 56 system is the first Defibrator system from Metso to P.T. Sumatera Prima Fibreboard.

The Siempelkamp Group is an international supplier of equipment to industry in the mechanical and plant engineering, nuclear technology and foundry markets.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries.www.metso.com

For further information, please contact: Mattias Erixon, Senior Sales Manager, Fiber business line, Metso Tel. +46 70 610 57 27, mattias.erixon(at)metso.com