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Energy for fiber industries

The pulp and paper industry has already taken a leading role in the closed-cycle economy by making optimal use of resources, integrating waste products into processes, optimizing energy requirements, transforming into a self-sufficient energy cycle, and using digitalization tools.

Managing the water steam cycle

We know the importance of a flexible steam turbine design and customization. That is why we provide steam turbines with various uncontrolled and controlled extraction options adapted to the steam flow in your process. We can offer the precise number of extractions indicated by your process requirements.

Industrial steam turbines

Implementation of a gas turbine in tissue drying process

The Yankee drying process is the most common drying method. Small gas turbines are desirable for use in the Yankee process because the demand for hot air is lower compared with the Through Air Dryer (TAD) process. TAD uses heat to dewater the product instead of the conventional mechanical pressing. This produces a much softer paper and reduces the demand for raw material from 8% to 30%, but dramatically increases the drying load. The high demand of hot air means that the implementation of gas turbines up to 10 MW is profitable for the TAD process.

Aeroderivatives and Industrial gas turbines

Coal to gas shift - Shanghai Orient Champion Paper reduces emissions

Protecting the environment and saving energy costs

As part of China's efforts to reduce coal consumption nationwide, it became crucial for the Shanghai Orient Champion Paper to respond to the government's coal-to-gas policy. Following Shanghai Orient Champion Paper's mission, the management decided to invest in its own clean power generation and began to explore the option of clean and efficient gas-fired combined on-site heat and power generation.

Success stories throughout the paper world

We have been proving our expertise in the global fiber industry for decades. Based on our comprehensive experience in automation, electrification, and power generation and in the paper production domain, our solutions help ensure your success in the competitive fiber market.

Celulosa Arauco, Chile

  • Siemens Energy supplies energy generation solutions to Celulosa Arauco y Constitución S.A to its plant located in Arauco.
  • Delivery of two SST-600 turbogenerators ( 310 MW)  equipped and connected with Remote Diagnostic System (RDS), which make daily remote monitoring possible.
  • MAPA says, that, once implemented, the project will reduce CO2 emissions by 600 thousand tons per year.

Stora Enso Beihai Mill, Guanxi / China

  • The Stora Enso Beihai mill has an annual capacity of 450,000 tons of liquid packaging board and other high-grade paperboard products. 
  • Scope of supply: Steam turbine generator set (SST-800, SGen5-100A-2P)
  • Scope of supply: Power transformers, distribution transformers, harmonic filters, DC systems, emergency power supply, sectional drives including SIPAPER drive APL and SIPAPER winder APL, refiner motor (21 MW), PCS7 process control system

Klabin Puma Plant, Ortigueira / Brazil

  • Two Siemens SST-800 steam turbines are supplying electricity and process steam to a pulp factory in Brazil. With a power output capacity of 190 MW the turbines are among the largest steam turbines in use in the pulp and paper industry worldwide.
  • Extra electricity provided for the nation grid.
  • Scope of supply: SST-800 backpressure steam turbine and SST-800 condensing steam turbine | power output: 190 MW (each) | speed: 3600 rpm, inlet steam pressure: 100 bar | inlet steam temperature: 498°C | extraction pressure: 10 bar

Metsä Äänekoski bioproduct mill, Finland 

  • Metsä Group’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill is utilizing raw wood material and production side streams to manufacture a wide range of bioproducts. 
  • Bioproduct mill produces 2.4 times as much electricity as it needs, with the excess electricity being fed into the grid. 
  • SST-800/500 steam turbine, automation solutions and digital analysis of production data triple capacity of the new mill.

Hainan Jinhai Pulp and Paper Co., China

  • APP is one of the leading paper and pulp companies and one of Asia’s biggest paper and pulp producers. The annual capacity of the plant is almost 1.5 million tonnes of pulp.
  • Optimized production costs make customers less vulnerable to the usual fluctuations in the market price of the end product.
  • Reduced energy consumption and CO₂ emissions.
  • Steam turbine: 2x SST-800 | power output: 120 MW (each) | inlet steam temperature: 475 °C | inlet steam pressure: 80.5 bar | speed: 3000 rpm | extraction steam pressure: 6.5 bar

UPM Caledonian Mill, Irvine/UK

  • Award-winning 100% biomass solution covering half of the paper mill's electricity needs
  • SST-300 steam turbine generating 15.25 MWe and 10 MWth
  • Reduction of carbon emissions by 75,000 tonnes per year – equivalent to 35,000 households

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