Metso-supplied Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 sets another world speed record for woodfree uncoated paper

Jan 18, 2013. /Lesprom Network/. The Metso-supplied PM 1 fine paper machine at Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. in Zhanjiang City in China set a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hour world speed record of 1,808 m/min. During the record run, the 11.15-m-wide PM 1 produced woodfree uncoated printing paper at a basis weight of 70 g/m2, as the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 also held the previous world speed record for woodfree uncoated paper. The PM 1 was started up on September 1, 2011. The PM 1 features Metso’s paper making and automation technology from headbox to reel, air and chemical systems and two WinDrum Pro winders. The annual dimensional production capacity of PM 1 is close to 600,000 tonnes of woodfree uncoated printing paper. Zhanjiang Chenming is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas.