Metso will supply several thousand valves with accessories and spare parts for PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills in Indonesia. The order is the company’s largest ever flow control products delivery for a pulp and paper industry customer. When commissioned during 2016, the new plant will be the biggest single pulp plant in the world.
The extensive delivery consists of valves for control and on-off use, including segment, ball, butterfly and standard and severe service globe valves complemented with intelligent valve controllers.
“Our reliable valves and intelligent valve controllers are designed to eliminate emissions and increase process efficiency. When using Metso’s valves effectively, the customer can increase sustainability and safety in the pulp making process,” says See Hoe Lau, vice president sales and services, Asia Pacific.
Metso and Asia Pulp and Paper Group have a long relationship of flow control solutions that are contributing to efficient processes at several plants in Indonesia and China. Metso is a market leader in control and on-off valves for pulp and paper customers globally, with a notable installed base in Asia.
PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills is part of Asia Pulp and Paper Group (APP) a trade name for a group of pulp and paper manufacturing companies in Indonesia and China. APP is one of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies delivering tissue, packaging and paper products marketed in over 120 countries across six continents.
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