After $170 million in expenditures and a one-year construction period, Sappi Fine Paper’s capital conversion project was completed. The new production line is designed to produce specialized cellulose. The mill employs the largest single ozone generator of its kind in the world.
In the first two weeks of the new facility’s start-up curve, average production went from 500-600 tons to over 1,000 tons produced per day as ramp-up continued into July making it the largest manufacturer of the multi-faceted product in the world, with capacity totaling some 1.3 million metric tons per year.
Specialised cellulose, also known as dissolving wood pulp, is a versatile raw material used by manufacturers to produce a wide range of products including textile fibers and pharmaceutical, beauty and household products.