Sun Paper, China, has ordered from Voith, Germany, three paper machines for the production of packaging and graphic paper. The two medium-sized packaging paper machines, PM 31 and PM 32, will be installed at the Sun Paper mill in Zoucheng, China. They will produce corrugated medium and testliner in a basis weight range of 90-250 gsm with a wire width of 7,300 mm and at an operating speed of 1,200 m/min.

The third machine, for production of graphic paper, is being installed at the company’s mill in Yanzhou, China. PM 29 is designed for a wire width of 8,100 mm and an operating speed of 1,800 m/min. It will produce graphic paper at a basis weight range of 50-120 gsm. All three machines will include Voith’s MasterJet headbox, Tandem NipcoFlex shoe press, and SpeedSizer film application units. The first clothing and the quality control system are also being supplied by Voith. 

Sun Paper was founded in 1980 and today is one of the largest paper producers in China to be privately owned. With approximately 10,000 employees, the company produces some 3.5 million metric tons of paper annually.