Zhanjiang Chenming Sets World Speed Record for Woodfree Uncoated Paper

Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co. in Zhanjiang City, China, has set a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hr world speed record of 1,710 m/min. During the record run, the 11.15-m-wide Metso (Finland)-supplied PM 1 produced woodfree uncoated printing paper at a basis weight of 70 gsm.

It took the Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 only 8 months from startup to set a world speed record. PM 1 was started up on Sept. 1, 2011.

The PM 1 features Metso's papermaking and automation technology from headbox to reel, air, and chemical systems and two WinDrum Pro winders. The annual dimensional production capacity of PM 1 is close to 600,000 metric tons of woodfree uncoated printing paper.

Zhanjiang Chenming is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. In 2011, the company's paper production capacity was more than 4 million tpy. It had a turnover of more than EUR 2 billion and some 17,000 employees.

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