Yueyang Forest and Paper Company Ltd. has commissioned ABB paper machine drives and laboratory testing systems for a comprehensive paper mill upgrade in China. As part of the multi-phase investment project, a new machine in Yueyang, Hunan Province, will produce up to 450,000 tons of fine paper per year.
Yueyang Paper has made a significant investment of more than $430 million in the first phase with the machine itself handling a paper width of 10,515 millimeters at operational speeds of 1,700m per minute.
ABB Paper Machine Drive, ABB L&W Autoline automated paper testing and standalone laboratory testing equipment – felt moisture and permeability tester – and Freeness and Fiber Online pulp testing systems will all support the customer’s exacting standards and quality targets. Products include high-quality specialty and fine papers, copy papers and offset printing papers.
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