At the end of September, Zhumadianshi Baiyun Paper Co. Limited (China) awarded Voith Paper an order for the delivery of a complete paper machine for the production of copy and offset papers. The location for the new PM is Zhumadian in China, situated approximately 900 km south-west of Peking.
The new paper machine, Baiyun PM 8, with a wire width of 5,850 mm, is designed for a maximum speed of 1,400 m/min. The PM 8 will in future produce papers in a basis weight range from 60 to 120 gsm with an output of 800 t/day. The annual production capacity of the machine is more than 200,000 tons. The stock model for the production line is planned to be 15% straw pulp. The start-up ofPM8 is expected to take place in April 2011.
Zhumadianshi Baiyun Paper Co. Limited was formed in 1999 and has been part of the Henan Investment Group (HIG) since 2003. In addition to Baiyun Paper, the paper sector of HIG also includes the Puyang Longfeng and Jiaozuo Runfeng paper mills. The Baiyun Paper Mill will produce 100,000 t/year of copy paper and 50,000 t/year of straw pulp.
