Liansheng Paper Industry (Longhai) Co Ltd has signed a contract with Voith in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, for a new packaging paper machine – PM 9. It will be located in Liansheng’s factory in the Zhangzhou Taiwanese Investment Zone and is scheduled to start up in December 2017. The wire width and reel width of the PM9 are respectively 7,300 mm and 6,660 mm, with a design speed of 1400m per min and an operating speed of 1300m per min. It is capable of producing 400,000 metric tons of packaging paper annually at a basis weight of 70 to 140gsm. The scope of supply includes the entire paper machine from headbox to reel.
Ten years ago the cooperation between Voith Paper and Liansheng started with roll servicing. At the end of 2011, the parties signed a contract for a board machine, PM 8, which expanded the mutual cooperation to the whole paper machine business. Five years later, Liansheng has again selected Voith as its new paper machine supplier. This order testifies to the customer’s acknowledgment of Voith for years of high quality products and service.
Founded in 2004, Liansheng Paper Industry Co., Ltd. is one of the largest papermaking enterprises in Fujian Province and plays an important role in the domestic packaging paper industry. Its main products are corrugated medium and testliner.