Valmet has received a major order of multiple technologies from Liansheng Pulp & Paper in China

Valmet will supply a coated board making line (BM 2) with related automation systems, bleached chemi-thermo mechanical pulp (BCTMP) technology and two small size tissue machines (TM 5 and TM 6). In addition, Valmet will supply four tissue machine headboxes for tissue machines TM 7, TM 8, TM 9 and TM 10 at the same site.

The order of the coated board making line, BCTMP technology, two tissue machines and four tissue machine headboxes were included in Valmet’s orders received of the third quarter 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed.

The start-up of the coated board machine and BCTMP technology are scheduled for the third quarter of 2025, the tissue machines for the fourth quarter of 2024, and tissue machine headboxes for the third quarter of 2024.

During the past 15 years Liansheng Pulp & Paper has been deepening its cooperation with Valmet through several equipment deliveries to its sites in Longhai and Zhangpu. To Longhai Valmet has earlier delivered three corrugated paper machines (PM 5, PM 6 and PM 10). As part of customer’s Phase I development project in its new site in Zhangpu, Valmet has delivered a folding boxboard making line (BM 1), a high-grade printing paper production line (PM 3), one BCTMP production line and two tissue machines (TM 3 and TM 4).

“Liansheng Pulp & Paper is deeply involved in environmental protection and recycling, taking the development of circular economy as our concept. Liansheng Zhangpu base is our first time to use virgin pulp for pulping and papermaking. In the first phase of the project Valmet's unique offering and service laid a solid foundation for us, establishing our competitive position in the market. This is also the key factor why we chose to cooperate with Valmet again,” says Chen Jiayu, Chairman of Liansheng Pulp & Paper.

“Over the years, Liansheng has been an important customer for Valmet, and we have been the trusted partner in their significant development projects. The projects in the new Zhangpu site’s first development phase were started up successfully under the great teamwork of Valmet and Liansheng, creating a new world record to start up complex projects in such short time. The advantages of Valmet’s technologies, our entire unique offering combining process technologies, services and automation, and our local commissioning and startup capabilities are the main factors for Liansheng to choose Valmet as a supplier for this Phase II project in Zhangpu base,” says Zhu Xiangdong, Area President, China, Valmet.