Customer case:

Production of low basis weight kraftliner at Lee & Man in China

Jul 25, 2018

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. ranks among the leading paper companies in China. Its Dongguan Hongmei mill is the home of PM 15, a Valmet-supplied board machine started up in 2011.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing PM 15_web.jpg

Lee & Man PM 15 after a dryer section rebuild: Better runnability and faster tail threading
http://www.valmet.com/media/articles/all-articles/lee-man-dryer-section-rebuild/

“We consider Valmet to be the top supplier of paper machinery and technology. Its strengths include long experience, extensive know-how and professional project management.”
Edmond Lee, CEO of Lee & Man Paper

Summary

Location Lee & Man's Hongmei site in China
Solution PM 15 containerboard machine to produce low basis weight kraftliner grades
Results Due to the challenging packaging paper market, Lee & Man wanted to start producing paper of below 100 g/m2. In 2013 Valmet supplied a dryer section rebuild to the machine to improve production efficiency, produce lower basis weight fluting and liner under 100 g/m2, decrease the number of breaks, and cut unplanned shutdown time.
Keywords Paper & board, New lines, China

Technical data

Grades kraftliner
Basis weight 50 - 110 g/m2
Wire width  7250 mm
Design speed 1150 m/min