Greek paper maker Intertrade starts up tissue making line

The Intertrade Hellas mill at Inofyta in Viotia, near Athens has started up a new tissue making line supplied by Italy’s A.Celli. The machine supplier said that the line produced its first jumbo roll on time and with the expected speed and product quality.

The line was developed to produce high-quality tissue from virgin fibre, taking into consideration Intertrade Hellas’ specific requests for layout and production capacity.

The project includes:

● A stock preparation line

● An Ideal Master 2000L tissue machine with web width of 5.6m, a design speed of 2,100 mpm and working speed of 2,000 metres per minute

● A forged Yankee Dryer, with diameter of 16ft and a width of 6.085m

● A 5.6m-wide three-ply E-Wind T200 slitter rewinder, with a speed of 1,800 metres per minute

● An R-Way automatic reel handling system composed of conveyor belt, wrapper, upender and labeling system

A.Celli also provided its DCS process control system and an Industry 4.0-ready automation platform, developed to integrate the numerous systems implemented in the Intertrade Hellas’ plant

The tissue line is expected to reach a production capacity of 244 tpd (basis weight 20gsm) or 221 tpd (16 gsm).

Ioannis Delidimos, chief consumption is well below the guaranteed figure. The cooperation with Essel’s team was extraordinary and they did a fantastic job in getting the machine ready to achieve its top efficiency.” executive of Intertrade Hellas SA, commented: “The A.Celli Ideal Master 2000L combines high efficiency and superb tissue quality with minimum energy consumption. Over the last two years A.Celli has been proven a valuable partner in every stage of the process. We are indeed very happy with our decision: A.Celli fulfils the highest standards in tissue machines.”

Founded in 1992, Intertrade Hellas SA operates three mills in Acharnes and Metamorfosi.