Oji Paper to Build New Kraft Pulp Mill in China

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Japanese Oji Paper Co. will build a greenfield kraft pulp mill in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, in the southern part of China. To be supplied by Metso of Finland, startup of the pulp mill is scheduled for the end of 2012. The value of the order will not be disclosed, but according to Metso, a typical value of this type of a pulp mill ranges from EUR 100 to 150 million, depending on the scope of the delivery.

Metso's scope of supply covers all main process equipment for the new mill, including chip screens and storage systems, a continuous cooking system, a fiberline including wash presses, ozone bleaching, a wet lap machine, a recovery boiler, an evaporation system, a white liquor plant, and a gas handling system.

The new pulp mill will produce 700,000 metric tpy of bleached hardwood pulp and will be integrated with an existing paper machine at the Nantong mill.

Oji Paper Co. Ltd., one of the world's largest paper producers, manufactures paper, pulp, and processed paper goods, including newsprint, carbonless paper, wrapping and packaging paper, and paperboard. The new pulp mill in Nantong is a part of Oji's strategy to promote business expansion in East Asia.