Lee & Man Orders Two New Tissue Lines from Valmet

 

Valmet will supply two Advantage DCT tissue production lines and related automation systems to one of China's leading paper and pulp producers, Lee & Man Manufacturing Ltd. The new lines will be installed at Lee & Man's mill in Chongqing and startup is planned for take place in late 2016. The value of the order was not disclosed. 

The Valmet's Advantage DCT 200HS tissue lines to be delivered are designed for production of high quality tissue products. The new tissue lines will fulfill the high requirements for effective technology and sustainability set by Lee & Man. Previously the company has ordered three Advantage DCT 200HS tissue lines of which one started up at the Chongqing mill in 2015 and two will start up this year. 

 

"Our first installation in Chongqing is running very well and we are convinced that the Advantage DCT technology and the partnership with Valmet will support our market expansion in China," said Raymond Lee, chairman of the board, Lee & Man.

"It's an honor that Lee & Man has again decided to extend the cooperation which already includes three tissue machine deliveries to the Chongqing mill. As seen from the earlier installations, it is possible to reach significant drying energy savings and highest paper quality by our innovative combination of flexible pressing, casted yankee, and steam heated hood. With this combination, we are able to bring concrete benefits to our customers and to take their performance forward," said Svenerik Olsson, director, Tissue Mills Business Unit, Valmet China.

 

 

 

 

The new tissue machines will have a width of 5.6 meters and a design speed of 2,000 m/min. Each machine will produce 60,000 metric tons of toilet and facial tissue per year, using virgin wood pulp and bleached bamboo fiber as raw material.

Valmet's scope of delivery will include complete tissue production lines featuring stock preparation systems and Advantage DCT 200HS tissue machines. The machines will be equipped with OptiFlo headboxes and cast alloy yankee cylinders. The machines will also have Advantage tissue, including a ViscoNip press, steam heated AirCap hood, WetDust dust system, and a SoftReel P reel. Basic engineering, installation supervision, training, startup, and commissioning are also included.

The delivery will also include Valmet's automation package, including Valmet DNA machine and process control system (DCS), as well as Valmet IQ quality control system (QCS) and Valmet IQ Dilution Profiler. The automation package provides a single source solution, utilizing only one system to perform all of the essential measurements and controls for tissue production.

 

Established in 1994, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. has grown from a small company into a leading paper and pulp producer. The company's 6,500 employees are located at its five production sites in China. The company had a capacity of 7 million tons of container board, duplex board and tissue paper as well as 180,000 tons of pulp in 2014.