Arauco orders 300 ABS pumps for new Pulp Mill

14.06.2002

Arauco, one of the world‘s largest forestry companies, has placed an order of 300 ABS process pumps for a new pulp mill in Valdivia, Chile. The greenfield mill will have a production of 600,000 tons/year of bleached kraft market softwood and hardwood pulps made from eucalyptus and pine.

The order includes a number of different pumps used for various positions in a pulp mill: digester circulation pumps, evaporation pumps, fan pumps and some pumps for chemical preparation including pumps in casted titanium for a chlorine dioxide plant.

The main part of the 300 process pumps are in stainless steel and were chosen thanks to their proven technical quality, cost-efficiency and low energy consumption.

All pumps are equipped with mechanical seals from the ABS flexible seal concept System PSI the flexible sealing system for a truly cost-effective process.

System PSI™ offers reliable sealing technology for all applications within the pulp & paper industry, combining minimised downtime with low power consumption.

For further information, please contact Annika Lemming, Marketing Communications, phone +46 31 83 64 08

or e-mail: annika.lemming@abspumps.com.

ABS is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of pumps, mixers and aerators specialising in Water & Wastewater, General Industry, Pulp & Paper and Building Service.

Source:Sulzer Ltd.

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