Pinch Analysis for Paper & Pulp

At Billerud Karlsborg, kraft mill pinch analysis found 18.5 MW steam-saving potential and 5.8 MW in retrofits, paid back under 16 months.

Drying uses two-thirds of UK paper mill energy. See how pinch analysis cuts steam demand while protecting paper quality and machine speed.

Cut clean-steam demand by up to 34% with TMP mill pinch analysis, matching refiner steam and paper-machine heat recovery to process needs.

Pinch analysis can cut pulp mill heat demand by up to 39%, recovering dryer exhaust heat, reducing steam and fuel costs, and guiding heat pump use.

Upgrading dryer steam systems in UK paper mills cuts thermal energy use by up to 14%, delivering an average capital payback period of 1.9 years.

Pinch analysis cuts paper mill steam by up to 17%, saving 58,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. Learn how process integration pays back in under 2 years.