YOUR CHALLENGE:
SILOED FOCUS ON CHEAP FOAM CONTROL INCREASES UP- AND DOWNSTREAM COSTS
Washer exit consistency isn’t a focus for most mills. It’s a difficult, manual calculation. And it must be measured with great frequency to yield an accurate analysis. Conversely, it’s far easier to track defoamer spend, which likely explains why your mill might target it when trying to trim BSW costs.
YOUR CHALLENGE:
SILOED FOCUS ON CHEAP FOAM CONTROL INCREASES UP- AND DOWNSTREAM COSTS
Washer exit consistency isn’t a focus for most mills. It’s a difficult, manual calculation. And it must be measured with great frequency to yield an accurate analysis. Conversely, it’s far easier to track defoamer spend, which likely explains why your mill might target it when trying to trim BSW costs.
DID YOU KNOW?
Heating water in Kraft paper mills has the single largest effect on mill energy balance. For example, Kraft mills in Finland use on average 10% of their total net steam production on water heating.2
SO WHAT?
Heating wash water is a significant energy drain on mills, which means overusing wash water can lead to excessive downstream costs.
Negotiating with suppliers for a lower price on their offering could reduce key drainage components and introduce lower-quality materials, potentially increasing dirt content. So rather than improve washing, you’ll actually end up consuming more water and energy. Or you might experience increased COD carryover, higher bleaching costs and soda loss—all of which can overshadow any initial savings. And should you need to ramp up production, you can’t just consume more chemicals, water and energy, as that could make you non-compliant with important regulations and environmental permissions.
THE SOLUTION:
SUPERCHARGE WASHING RESULTS
Cutting defoamer spend may seem like a quick savings fix, but doing so reduces washing effectiveness and increases connected costs—while limiting your ability to keep pace with demand. Instead of compromising washing results for the sake of savings, you need to go after your most aggressive production goals while washing with less water, reducing bleach consumption and avoiding evaporator overload.
Here’s what you need to do to make it happen:
SHIFT FOCUS FROM CHEAP FOAM KNOCKDOWN TO EFFICIENT WASHING ROI
BUT HOW?
You need to utilize an emulsion of advanced siloxane compounds, drainage additives and surfactants, so you can increase exit consistencies across your BSW line and continually push your performance boundaries.
PUT YOUR WASHING INTO HYPERDRIVE
BUT HOW?
When you take advantage of a properly formulated concentrate capable of boosting drainage in early-stage washing, you’ll put your mill in the best position to hit its most aggressive throughput and pulp quality goals.
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2. Finnish Paper Mills Outperform Their EU Peers in Energy Efficiency, Fisher International, October 2020.