HELSINKI, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Valmet has received
several pulp technology orders from Nine Dragons to its pulp mills
in China. The deliveries include
fiberlines and core components for recovery boilers and lime kilns.
The deliveries will be done in phases and the start-ups are
scheduled for 2022 and 2023.
The value of the order will not be disclosed. However, a project
of this size and scope is typically valued at around EUR 100 million. The order was included in
Valmet's orders received of the fourth quarter 2020.
"We at Nine Dragons are developing our production portfolio and
building pulp mills to support our new and existing paper machines
with high quality raw material. We chose Valmet based on our good
previous experiences and the capability to meet our requirements,"
says MC Liu, CEO, Nine Dragons Paper Ltd.
"Valmet has a long and good relationship with Nine Dragons
delivering various paper machines. We are happy to cooperate in
delivering pulp technology to meet the customer needs of high kappa
cooking tailored for the production of packaging grades as well as
reliable and efficient recovery technology," says Bertel Karlstedt, President, Pulp and Energy
business line, Valmet.
Technical details about the delivery
Valmet's delivery includes six fiberlines, two recovery boilers
and two lime kilns.
The fiberlines will provide Nine Dragons with flexibility to
produce pulp grades of different types. The new fiberlines provide
possibilities to optimize pulp properties with lower power and wood
consumption. This allows Nine Dragons to achieve excellent resource
efficiency. The deliveries include Valmet Continuous Cooking G3,
Valmet Screening, Valmet Refiner and Valmet Washing
technologies.
The two high power recovery boilers have a capacity of
2,300 tonnes dry solids (tDS) per day each. The boilers are
designed for high energy and power generation efficiency, low
emissions and high availability. The boilers also include
non-condensable gas (NCG) incineration. In addition, the delivery
includes advanced automation features such as Valmet Recovery
Boiler Optimizer and Valmet Recovery Analyzer.
The two lime kilns have a capacity of 420 tonnes per day
burned lime each. The lime kiln systems are equipped with Valmet
Lime Mud Disc Filters, Valmet Flash Dryers, Valmet Rotary Coolers
and Valmet Burners. The lime kilns are designed for long lifetime
having highest efficiency on the market to minimize fuel
consumption. The delivery also includes site services and Valmet
Lime Kiln Cameras.
Valmet's delivery includes latest Valmet Continuous Cooking
technology and key technology for two high power recovery boilers
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Information about the customer Nine Dragons
Nine Dragons Paper is engaged in the production and sale of
packaging paperboard products, including linerboard
(kraftlinerboard, testlinerboard, white top linerboard and coated
duplex board), high performance corrugating medium, recycled
printing & writing paper, specialty paper, high performance
corrugated sheet, high performance corrugated box and pulp,
providing one-stop packaging services for customers. The company
has nine paper manufacturing sites and eight packaging sites in
China, one paper manufacturing
mill in Vietnam, one pulp mill in
Malaysia and four pulp and paper
mills in the United States. The
aggregated annual production capacity of pulp and paper is over 18
million tonnes.
VALMET
Corporate Communications
For further information, please contact:
Fan Ze, Vice President, Capital
Sales in China, Valmet, tel. +86
10 6566 6600 3108
Jussi Mäntyniemi, Vice President, Recovery, Pulp and Energy,
Valmet, tel. +358 40 769 8154
Eva Engelfeldt, Sales Manager, Fiber Processing, Valmet, tel.
+46 70 680 52 19
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