Metso to supply chemi-mechanical pulping line to Chenzhou Yunong Paper in China

HELSINKI, July 28, 2010 (Press Release) -

Metso will supply a new bleached chemi-mechanical pulping (CTMPc) line to Chenzhou Yunong Paper Co. Ltd in Hunan province, China. The line will have a capacity of 500 tonnes a day and is to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2011. The order value is below EUR 10 million.

The delivery from Metso involves a state-of-the-art RGP 82 CD conical disc high consistency refiner, OptiFiner low consistency refiners, OptiScreen screens in the screen room, as well as technical assistance during erection, start-up and commissioning. The mill uses eucalyptus as raw material.

Chenzhou Yunong Paper Co. Ltd is part of the Yunfu Starch Processing Group. Chenzhou Yunong Paper was founded in 2008 at a green field area with focus on production of mechanical market pulp. The pulp production is scheduled to be in operation in 2011.