HELSINKI, FINLAND--(Marketwire - Dec 11, 2012) -
Metso Corporation's press release on December 11, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. local
time
Metso and Norampac have reached an agreement in principle for Metso to
supply
the mill maintenance services for Greenpac Mill in Niagara Falls, NY, in
the
United States. With this mill maintenance agreement Metso will establish
and
manage all maintenance systems and procedures at the mill. The value of the
agreement will not be disclosed.
The new linerboard machine at the Greenpac Mill will be supplied by Metso;
the
order was announced in 2011. The machine is scheduled to start up in the
third
quarter of 2013. The agreement includes recruitment of all maintenance
personnel
prior to start-up. Upon start-up, Metso will assume full responsibility of
the
mill maintenance operations for the entire production facilities at the
Greenpac
Mill.
"We are pleased to collaborate with Metso in creating a unique world-class
operation at our Greenpac site. The outsourcing of maintenance is a first
of its
kind for Norampac and its partners in North America - after visiting a
similar
world-class site in Europe we were convinced of the benefits, performance
and
customer satisfaction of Metso maintenance operations, which will further
contribute to the project's success," commented Marc-André Dépin,
President and
Chief Executive Officer of Norampac.
The Metso mill maintenance model optimizes the use of Total Productive
Maintenance (TPM), Metso's streamlined reliability centered maintenance
(Applied
RCM) and condition-based maintenance. The model ensures the highest
possible
equipment efficiency and cost optimization.
Greenpac Mill LLC is a partnership controlled by Cascades and managed by
Norampac. Created in 1997, Norampac, a Division of Cascades Canada ULC, is
the
largest containerboard producer in Canada and the 6th largest in North
America,
with 4,239 employees. Today, Norampac operates several containerboard and
boxboard mills, corrugated product plants, folding carton plants and a
graphic
center in Canada and the United States.
Metso's pulp, paper and power professionals specialize in processes,
machinery,
equipment, services, paper machine clothing and filter fabrics. Our
offering and
experience cover the entire process life cycle including new production
lines,
rebuilds and services.
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Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the
process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power,
and
oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver
sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results.
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