Shandong Huatai Paper Co. has successfully brought its new Metso-supplied PM 8 fine paper line on-stream at the company's mill at Dong Ying City, Shandong Province, China. The 8.1-m-wide PM 8 has an annual dimensional production capacity of close to 700,000 metric tons of coated and uncoated fine papers within the basis weight range of 80 to 200 gsm. The paper machine design speed is 1,800 m/min and the coater design speed is 2,000 m/min.
Metso's delivery included a complete Metso OptiConcept paper machine from headbox to reel. The paper machine line also includes a re-reeler and an off-machine coater with coating stations, off-machine OptiLoad multinip calenders, winders, a parent reel handling system, and a Metso automation system package. The production line was started up January 18 with a Metso wet end machine clothing package.
Shandong Huatai Paper Co. is a member of the Huatai Group, which has five production bases—Huatai Green Industry Park, Huatai Qinghe Green Ecology Industry Park, Rizhao Huatai Pulp & Paper Industry Park, as well as Guangdong Huatai and Anhui Huatai Industrial Parks, with an annual capacity of around 3 million metric tons.
The photo below shows the first parent roll and operating crew for the Metso-supplied coated fine paper production line PM 8 of Shandong Huatai Paper.
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