Mill Maintenance Outsourcing Agreement - UPM Plattling Mill in Bavaria, Germany

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Mill Maintenance Outsourcing Agreement - UPM Plattling Mill in Bavaria, Germany

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Metso and UPM have agreed to continue their mill maintenance outsourcing agreement at the UPM Plattling mill in Bavaria, Germany. Metso will provide maintenance systems and procedures and be responsible for optimizing maintenance costs and developing technical availability at the mill. The agreement, covering three paper production lines, will be effective as of July 1, 2013. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed. Metso has been responsible for the mill maintenance of Plattling mill’s paper machine No. 1 since 2007 and of paper machines No. 10 and No. 11 since 2011. The new multiyear agreement will cover mill maintenance operations for these three paper production lines. Metso’s 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. The UPM Plattling mill produces 780,000 tonnes of light weight coated and supercalendered papers annually. Source: Metso Project Name Mill Maintenance Outsourcing Agreement - UPM Plattling Mill in Bavaria, Germany Location Bavaria, Germany Commence 2013 Completion NA Estimated Investment NA Capacity 780,000 tonnes Key Players Metso and UPM