Pulp and Paper CONSULTANT

ARTHUR M. MORRIS
Telephone 205-560-0400
Fax 205-982-1076
Email:  art@amorrisinc.com
Web: www.amorrisinc.com

 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

 Thirty-four years experience in the pulp and paper industry; with extensive engineering, construction and practical operating experience. Expert in detailed design and engineering of stock preparation and paper machines for many grades including linerboard, corrugating medium, newsprint, fine paper, specialty paper and pulp production. Has the broad overall knowledge of all mill processes and manufacturing systems necessary to fully evaluate project cost and effect on total mill operations. Fully experienced in equipment purchase, equipment acceptance, checkout and startup and most types of technical, operational and engineering studies. 

 

PROJECT TYPES

  • Paper Machines
  • Stock Preparation
  • Recycled Fiber
  • Non-wood Fiber Paper Machines 
  • Project Development
  • Scope and Estimates
  • Dryer Steam and Condensate Systems
  • Rebuild Studies
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Optimization Studies
  • Facility Plans
  • Problem Solving/Operations Support

 

PERSONAL DATA

  • BS, Pulp & Paper Technology,
  • North Carolina State University

 

REGISTRATIONS

  • TAPPI 
  • PIMA 

 

 

ACTIVITIES

  • President and Senior Consultant
  • Technology Manager - Paper Process 
  • Startup and Checkout Team Leader
  • Staff Engineer - Paper Process
  • Technical Service Consultant
  • General Paper Mill/ Finishing Superintendent
  • Paper Mill Superintendent
  • Assistant Paper Mill Superintendent
  • Paper Mill Technical Specialist
  • Paper Machine Foreman
  • Paper Mill Technical Assistant
  • Pulp Mill Technical Assistant
  • Process Engineer

 

 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
  • A. Morris, Inc.
  • Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering and Construction, Inc.
  • Rytheon Engineers and Constructers 
  • Lindsay Wire/Waterbury Felts                        
  • International Paper                        
  • Owens-Illinois Paper                        
  • Albemarle Paper                      
 
 
    Present
1998 – 1999
1988 – 1998
1983 – 1988
1981 – 1983
1966 – 1981
1959 – 1963

 

PAST PROJECTS LIST 

Seven Hills Paperboard, Lynchburg Va. 
Paper mill crew training

Rock Tenn Company, Lynchburg Va. 
Feasibility study for rebuild of cylinder machine to formers. 

Seven Hills Paperboard, Lynchburg Va. 
Paper mill supervisors training

Seven Hills Paperboard, Lynchburg Va. 
Paper Machine Commissioning Manual

Seven Hills Paperboard, Lynchburg Va. 
Stock Preparation Commissioning Manual

Rock Tenn Company, Lynchburg Va. 
Paper Mill Training Manual

Interstate Paper Company, Riceboro, GA 
Stock preparation flow balance review.

Interstate Paper Company, Riceboro, GA
Stock preparation rebuild study.

Confidential, USA
Scope and Estimate for "greenfield" pulp and paper mill producing uncoated freesheet from non-wood agricultural fibers.

Confidential, Western Europe
Technical Appraisal and Acquisition Valuation Study for an uncoated freesheet paper mill.

Confidential, Western Europe
Technical Appraisal and Acquisition Valuation Study for two pulp and two paper mills.

Mead Paper, Chillicothe, OH
Chilpaco Mill - Conversion to Heavyweights/Paper Mill Steam and Condensate Study.

National Gypsum Company, Milton, PA
Cylinder Paper Machine Rebuild Study.

International Paper, Riegelwood N.C 
Checkout and Startup Team Leader for extensive EPC bleached pulp mill rebuild including new O2 delignfication stage.

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Chester, VA 
Scope and estimate for rebuild of stock preparation and finishing areas for reconstituted tobacco machine.

April, Riau, Indonesia
Project review for new communications machine and pulp mill production increase.

S. D. Warren, Skowhegan, ME
Scope and estimate for paper machine rebuild.

S. D. Warren, Skowhegan, ME
Scope and estimate for pulp drying machine. 

Mead Corporation, Chillicothe, OH 
Scope and estimate for paper machine, press and dryer rebuild including steam and dryer drainage study.

Mead Corporation, Stevenson, AL
Scope and estimate for S2 corrugating medium machine speed up rebuild.

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Chester, VA
EPC rebuild of reconstituted tobacco machine including, engineering, parts and equipment purchase, construction, checkout, commissioning, and start-up.

Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, Chester, VA 
Scope and estimate for reconditioning and start-up of a moth balled reconstituted tobacco machine.

Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Plymouth, NC
Commissioning manuals, commissioning, and start-up of the NC-1 linerboard machine.

Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Plymouth, NC 
Scope and estimate, engineering, and procurement for a paper machine oil-lubrication system.

Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Plymouth NC
Scope and estimate, procurement, and engineering for NC-1 STFI paper machine rebuild upgrade.

Mead Corporation, Stephenson, AL
Scope and estimate for new S2 corrugating medium paper machine.

MacMillan Bloedel, Inc., Pine Hill, AL
Linerboard paper machine flowsheets and material balance.

Domtar, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada 
Mill optimization study for specialty paper.

Domtar, Windsor, Quebec, Canada 
Broke system study. 

Domtar, Windsor, Quebec, Canada 
Mill optimization study, communication papers.

Riverwood International, Macon, GA 
Scope and estimate for linerboard to coated board rebuild.

Confidential Client USA 
Project to build a 100 percent recycle corrugating medium/linerboard mini mill at minimum capital cost.

Confidential Client Europe 
Feasibility study for complete mill; project included market pulp operation, business paper machine and deinking facility to handle several types of waste paper.

Newsprint South, Inc., Granada, MS 
Multi-option study including new deinking plant and newsprint machine.

Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Plymouth, NC 
Color conversion feasibility study.

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, NC
Cost Estimate for "greenfield" reconstituted tobacco plant

St. Joe Paper Company, Port St. Joe, FL 
Machine rebuild and production increase scope and estimate.

Union Camp Corporation, Savannah, GA 
Liner Board Machine rebuild (multi-ply) study and estimate.

Northampton Redevelopment Corporation, Northampton, PA 
Lead staff engineer on project development for a grassroots 1000 TPD coated boxboard machine and cogeneration plant including recycle plants for ONP and OCC and deinking plant for MOW.

Bowater, Catawba, SC 
Detailed engineering for cleaner/deaerator replacement project for news print machine.

Bowater, Catawba, SC 
Scope and estimate for major newsprint machine rebuild to achieve top world speeds and production.

Virginia Fiber Corp., Amherst, VA 
Feasibility study and cost estimate for a substantial production increase and rebuild of a corrugating medium machine.

Chesapeake Corporation, West Pont, VA 
Study and cost estimates for (four new machines vs. rebuild of existing corrugating medium machine, rebuild corrugating medium machine for linerboard, rebuild bag machine for linerboard and rebuild linerboard machine to produce pulp).

Weyerhaeuser Corporation, Columbus, MS 
Material balance, flow sheet preparation and equipment specifications for a 1000 TPD pulp-drying machine.