Metso to supply fine paper machine to Sun Paper Group in China
Metso Corporation's press release on January 15, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
Metso will supply an uncoated fine paper machine to Yanzhou Huamao
Paper Industry Co. Ltd., member of Sun Paper Group, in Yantzhou city
in Shandong Province, China. The start-up of the production is
scheduled for the first quarter of 2010. The value of the order will
not be disclosed. The market value of these types of fine paper
production machines is approx. EUR 60 million, depending on the scope
of the delivery. The order will be included in Paper and Fiber
Technology segment's Q1 orders received.
Metso's delivery will include a complete paper machine from headbox
to reel, with related automation systems. The new paper machine,
which will have a wire width of 7.85 m and a design speed of 1,600
m/min, will produce around 350,000 tonnes of uncoated fine papers
annually.
Metso's local units in Finland and in China will participate in the
delivery. During the last eight years, Metso has supplied three board
machines, one paper machine and a coating line to the Yanzhou mill.
Yanzhou Huamao Paper Industry Co. Ltd. belongs to Sun Paper Group.
Altogether the group runs 22 paper machines mostly producing printing
and writing grades with a combined capacity well exceeding 2,200,000
t/y. Sun Paper Group employs more than 7,000 persons.
Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for
mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the
pulp and paper industries. We have over 28,000 employees in more than
50 countries. www.metso.com
For further information, please contact:
Jari Koikkalainen, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Paper
business line, Metso, tel. +358 40 838 8950
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