Andritz confirms it has been selected by Domtar to provide equipment and technical services for conversion of a power boiler and a recovery boiler at their Kingsport paper mill, in Kingsport, TN, USA. This mill is being converted into Domtar’s first recycled containerboard facility.
As part of this conversion, the Kingsport Mill needed to repurpose their steam generation equipment. Andritz will convert an existing recovery boiler into a natural gas-fired power boiler with back-up fuel oil capability by supplying the main equipment, including low NOx burners and associated fuel and air systems. The company will also provide equipment for the mill to modify an existing bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) power boiler so that it can accommodate a change in fuels from wood and sludge firing to OCC rejects, natural gas, and fuel oil firing. The scope of supply also includes boiler cleaning devices, pressure part upgrades, material handling equipment, air/flue gas system upgrades, and environmental equipment to enable the mill to meet the highest environmental standards.
Once completed, Domtar’s Kingsport Mill will become one of North America’s premier lightweight containerboard facilities – able to produce over 600,000 tons of recycled linerboard and medium annually.
