Valmet to deliver a fiberline upgrade to the Lecta Zaragoza mill in Spain

Valmet is to deliver a comprehensive fiberline technology upgrade to Lecta’s combined pulp and paper mill in Zaragoza, Spain. The upgrade enables a significant capacity increase in pulp production, while reducing operational costs and improving the availability of the fiberline.

The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the first quarter 2024. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The delivery is scheduled for Lecta’s annual shutdown in April 2025.

The fiberline upgrade will cover areas such as wood handling, cooking, brown stock screening, washing and oxygen delignification.

“Our fiberline consists of equipment originally installed in 1975 and 1990. Despite having been well-maintained and regularly refurbished, it has reached the end of its lifecycle. We believe that by replacing old equipment with Valmet’s new technologies we will improve the efficiency of our process significantly through better availability and reduced energy consumption and maintenance costs,” says Primitivo Prados, Mill Manager at Lecta Zaragoza.

“Having successfully cooperated with the Zaragoza mill for a long time, we are happy that Lecta chose Valmet’s state-of-the-art wood handling, cooking and fiberline technologies for this upgrade. It is a very important milestone in Valmet’s service development in the Iberian Peninsula, and we will do our best to support the Zaragoza mill in obtaining their targets of high productivity, competitiveness and decreased environmental impact,” says Eduardo Ruiz Urrutia, Vice President, SEMEA Sales, EMEA Area at Valmet.