Valmet to supply BCTMP pulp line to ITC's Bhadrachalam mill in India
Valmet will deliver a complete bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulping (BCTMP) line, including an evaporation plant, flash drying and baling, to ITC's Bhadrachalam paperboard mill in India. The order was booked in Valmet's second-quarter 2026 orders received, with the value undisclosed, and the line is scheduled to start up in the second quarter of 2028.
Why this mattersThe upgrade lets ITC produce higher-quality pulp more energy-efficiently, strengthening a leading Indian paperboard producer's cost and quality position.
- BCTMP line capacity is 350 bone-dry tonnes per day
- Order was included in Valmet's Q2 2026 orders received; value undisclosed
- New line scheduled to start up in Q2 2028
- Scope includes BCTMP evaporation plant, flash drying, baling, Valmet DNA control system and a new White Liquor Disc Filter
- Uses Valmet's HT-CTMP high-temperature technology for improved fibre quality and lower refining energy use
- ITC Bhadrachalam has used Valmet technology since a multilayer paperboard machine delivery in the 1990s