Valmet's second OptiConcept M boardmaking line successfully started up at Lee & Man in China

Valmet Corporation's trade press release on December 12, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. EET

On June 18, 2014, Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. started up their new Valmet-supplied containerboard production line, paper machine 20 (PM 20), at their Chongqing site in Sichuan Province in China. The new production line produces high-quality board grades from recycled raw material with excellent strength properties. PM 20 is the world's second start-up of Valmet's OptiConcept M -type production line. The line combines high productivity with low operating costs.

Valmet OptiConcept M production line at Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing's Chongqing site

Valmet's OptiConcept M production line delivery

Valmet's delivery included a complete OptiConcept M boardmaking line from headbox to reel with related air systems.

The new 6.65 meters wide (reel) PM 20 production line has a daily production capacity of approximately 1,160 tonnes of recycled testliner grades in the basis weight range of 50 to 160 g/m2. The design speed is 1,100 m/min.

OptiConcept M production line stands for economy of total investment, occupational safety and machine usability as well as reduction of environmental load. The production line optimizes the machine investment in line with the mill's capacity needs and ensures optimized productivity at minimal operational cost.

About Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd.

Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. manufactures various linerboard and corrugating medium grades for different industrial packaging purposes and operates also in pulp making, plantation and recovered paper collection. The company was founded in 1994. At present, the company has five plants in China.

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Further information, please contact:
Jussi Kairus, Senior Project Manager, Paper Mills, Valmet, tel. +358 40 551 9253

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