Valmet is to supply an OptiConcept M board making line with automation and services to Anhui Linping Circular Development in China. The new board line PM 8 will produce recycled liner grades. The start-up is scheduled for the end of 2025.
”We chose Valmet because their board machines are equipped with technologies necessary for wide high-speed machines. Their technology solution supports us in reaching our energy efficiency, water, and electricity consumption goals. This new partnership will help us achieve our capacity goals and support our business expansion strategy,” says Li Jianshe, Chairman, Anhui Linping.
”The customer wanted a supplier capable of providing advanced technology and supporting them on their digital journey. Our excellent cooperation during the investment project has resulted in mutual trust and a great relationship,” says Kari Räisänen, Vice President of Sales, Board and Paper Mills, Paper business line, Valmet.
The 9,300-mm-wide machine will produce recycled liner and fluting grades. The design speed of the machine will be 1,200 m/min, and the daily capacity is approximately 1,808 tonnes.
Anhui Linping Circular Development Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Anhui Xiaoxian Linping Paper Industry Co., Ltd.) was founded in January 2002 and is located in Xiaoxian Circular Economy Industrial Park. Its main products are high-grade packaging materials that are a well-known trademark in China. The company is a national high-tech enterprise, a provincial enterprise technology center, and an engineering research center.
