Valmet will supply two more containerboard production lines with related automation systems for Nine Dragons Industries in China. The new production lines will be located in Hebei (PM 41) and Shenyang (PM 42) and are similar to the previous orders of PM 39 and PM 40 announced in March 2017.
At this point, Nine Dragons also purchased steam and condensate systems for these new lines and for the previous board making lines (PM 39, PM 40, PM 41 and PM 42). All the board making lines will be designed to produce high-quality testliner grades out of 100% recycled raw materials.
The start-ups of PM 41 and PM 42 are scheduled only a few months apart for late 2018 and early 2019. The start-ups of the two previous production lines are also scheduled a few months apart starting from the middle of 2018. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The value of an order of this type and scale is typically valued around Euro 100-120 million.
The deliveries will include steam and condensate systems, pulpers for stock preparation, a board machine from headbox to winder including a full scope automation package, chemical systems and process ventilation equipment. PM 41 and PM 42 will produce testliner grades with a basis weight range of 75-140 g/m2.
Nine Dragons Paper Group is the world's largest in recovered paper based paper manufacturing in terms of production capacity.
Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.
