Valmet to supply a winder for Shandong Chenming Paper in China

Valmet Oyj's press release on March 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EET

Valmet will supply a new winder for Shandong Chenming Paper Ltd. at its Zhanjiang site in Guangdong province, China. The board machine BM 4 producing folding box board (FBB) will be equipped with a new winder to increase winding capacity. The new winder will be started-up in 2018.

The order is included in Valmet's first quarter of 2017 orders received. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of orders of this type and scope is typically around EUR 5-10 million.

Technical details about the delivery

Valmet's delivery for BM 4 includes a high-capacity OptiWin Drum two-drum winder. The winder is easy to operate, has excellent web separation and its set changes are reliable and fast.

"The high-capacity winder with the latest two-drum technologies is designed for the widest and fastest paper and board machines. This is the third winder with same modern sub-floor concept for Shandong Chenming. The customer has been very happy with the previous two. In this winder model, the winding drums are located below floor level and special attention has been paid to the dynamical behavior of the winder ensuring excellent runnability," comments Senior Technology Manager Jaakko Haapanen from Valmet.

9,620 mm wide (trimmed web width) BM 4 produces folding box board grades with a basis weight range of 175-450 g/m². The design speed for the winder is 3,000 m/min. The daily production is about 1,670 tonnes.

OptiWin Drum two-drum winder similar to one to be delivered for Chenming

Information about the customer Shandong Chenming Paper Ltd.

Founded in 1958, Chenming Group is one of the leading enterprises in papermaking industry. The group's annual pulp and paper capacity is 8.5 million tonnes with a wide variety of pulp, paper and board grades. Its production sites are located in the provinces of Shandong, Guangdong, Hubei, Jiangxi and Jilin.

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For further information, please contact:

Mika Ollikainen, Sales Director, Asia-Pacific and China, Valmet, tel. +358 45 271 1711

Fan Ze, Vice President, Capital Sales in China, Valmet, tel. +86 10 6566 6600 3108

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