Valmet will supply yet another OptiConcept M containerboard making line for Shanying International Holdings in Hubei province, China. The new production line (PM 23) with a wide automation package is designed to produce high-quality fluting grades. The start-up of PM 23 is scheduled for the end of year 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
By increasing its fluting and testliner production capacity, Shanying is aiming for bigger market shares. The value of the order will not be disclosed. The total value of an order of this type is typically around Euro 30-40 million.
Valmet's delivery for PM 23 will be quite similar to PM 21 including a high-speed OptiConcept M containerboard making line from broke collection to reel. PM 23 producing fluting grades will include OptiFormer Gap former with shoe blade technology equipped with OptiFlo Gap headbox enabling high capacity at high speed, which is the key feature of efficient lightweight containerboard manufacturing.
The 8,600-mm-wide (wire) board machine will produce fluting grades. Design production values are the following: basis weight range 50-110 g/m2, design speed 1,300 m/min and daily capacity approx. 1,200 tonnes.
Shanying International Holdings Co., Ltd., formerly Anhui Shanying Paper Industry Co., Ltd., is a China-based company, principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of paper products.
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