Valmet to supply fine paper making line for Sun Paper Beihai mill in China

Specifications:

Name:

Valmet to supply fine paper making line for Sun Paper Beihai mill in China

Location:

China

Company:

Valmet

Estimated Cost:

EUR 130-150 million

Source:

valmet.com

Introduction:

Valmet will supply a fine paper making line with stock preparation, an extensive scope of automation and a recovery boiler for Sun Paper in Beihai, China. Also, another stock preparation line for a different Sun Paper site will be supplied.

Features:

The new high-capacity fine paper making line is designed to produce high-quality woodfree uncoated paper (WFU) grades, and the recovery boiler is designed for high power generation and environmental performance.

The recovery boiler order was included in Valmet's first quarter and the paper making line order is included in Valmet's second quarter of 2020 orders received. The value of the orders will not be disclosed. The total value of orders of this type and delivery scope is typically around EUR 130-150 million.

Valmet’s delivery is part of Sun Paper’s new greenfield mill in Beihai, which will eventually have a total pulp and paper capacity of 3.5 million tonnes annually. The mill will be constructed in two phases over approximately five years.

The start-ups of the paper making line and the recovery boiler are scheduled for 2021.