Stora Enso's consumer board machine at Beihai mill in China successfully started production on 26 May. The first consumer board on reel was produced 18 months after the start-up of Stora Enso's large-scale mill construction project in Beihai, Guangxi region, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The project started from
a greenfield site. In addition to the board machine, it
includes a full site with infrastructure, power plant, water and effluent
treatment capacities. Highest levels of work safety standards have been
followed. With a peak of 5,500 workers on site, over 16 million working hours
have been accomplished with only one Lost Time Accident.
The total
investment in the project is Euro 800 million, including a bleached
chemi-thermomechanical (BCTMP) pulp mill with an annual capacity of 220,000
tonnes, operational in the 4Q 2016.
The board machine is
expected to reach full production within 18‒24 months. In full operation, the
mill will have an annual capacity of 450,000 tonnes of liquid packaging board
and other high-grade paperboard products.
The
official inauguration will be held on 16 June 2016, at the Beihai mill.