Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 Sets Another World Speed Record for Woodfree Uncoated

Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., in Zhanjiang City, China, has set a woodfree uncoated machine 24-hr. world speed record of 1,808 m/min. During the record run, the 11.15-m-wide PM 1, supplied by Metso, Finland, produced woodfree uncoated printing paper at a basis weight of 70 gsm.

Zhanjiang Chenming PM 1 also held the previous world speed record for woodfree uncoated paper. The PM 1 was started up on Sept. 1, 2011.

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 metric tons, its turnover exceeded EUR 2 billion, and it had some 17,000 employees.

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