
#26 What significant savings can be achieved by optimizing the woodyard production process at a pulp mill?
Out of all the direct costs at a pulp mill, wood raw material represents the highest proportion - as much as half the overall costs. By reducing wood losses, there’s a direct impact to the overall costs. Furthermore, the fiber yield increase gained by improving chip quality, has an even bigger impact on the mill’s profit increase.
ANDRITZ has developed a chipping technology that can be customized and applied to individual pulp mills where significant revenue can be gained by optimizing the woodyard.
ANDRITZ has over 30 years of experience in supplying, optimizing and servicing equipment across the woodyard to...