Liansheng Paper Industry (Longhai) Co., Ltd. signed a contract with Voith in Zhangzhou, China, for a new packaging paper machine, the PM 9. The PM 9 will be located in Liansheng’s factory in the Zhangzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone and is scheduled to start up in December 2017.
The wire width and reel width of the PM 9 are respectively 7,300 mm and 6,660 mm, with a design speed of 1400 m/min and an operating speed of 1300 m/min. It is capable of producing 400,000 metric tons of packaging paper annually at a basis weight of 70 to 140 g/m2.
The scope of supply includes the entire paper machine from headbox to reel. Moreover, the technically mature and advanced Voith automation package includes MCS and QCS as an integral part of the order.
The PM 9 is configured with technically advanced DuoFormer Base II, which is expected to make the PM 9 the world reference for high speed packaging paper machine.
Liansheng Paper Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the largest papermaking enterprises in Fujian Province and plays an important role in the domestic packaging paper industry.
Voith Paper is a Group Division of Voith and is one of the leading partners and pioneers in the paper industry.
