European softwood logs were practically non-existent at Chinese ports five years ago. However, a combination of a never-ending hunger for more wood in the country, reductions in shipments from previously significant trading partners, and an oversupply of timber in Europe have altered the log flow into China over the past four years. New Zealand, Russia, […]
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On October 15, 2021, Zhihu Cloud Commerce Industrial Co. has successfully started up the third Baotuo-supplied BC1500-4200 Crescent tissue machine(TM3). TM3 has a design speed of 1500m/min and a paper width of 4200mm. This machine makes 11-12g e-commerce base paper from the local wet mixed pulp in Guangxi with an annual production capacity of 30000 tonnes . Zhihu Cloud Commerce […]
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Andritz has successfully started up a chemi-thermomechanical pulping system delivered to Sun Paper for its mill in the city of Beihai, Guangxi, China. The proven ANDRITZ P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line features a capacity of 600 admt/d and processes eucalyptus wood chips as raw material to produce high-quality pulp for […]
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In 2020, China increased its chemical wood pulp imports by +10% y-o-y to 24M tonnes. It was driven by rising demand for paper packaging and tableware amid the pandemic and further stimulated by a sharp fall in import prices last year. Brazil, Indonesia and Canada are the major suppliers, providing 57% of the total import volume. […]
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Voith has received an order to supply and build a new board machine to Asia Symbol at its Rugao site, located 180 km north-west of Shanghai, China. The new machine, designated BM 13, will have the capacity to produce up to 1,000,000 tons of high-quality coated folding boxboard per year in the basis weight range […]
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The recovery and progress of China’s economy, the enhancement of the concept of environmental protection in the whole society and the execution of the government’s policies, such as the ban on plastic packaging, have significantly stimulated demand for packaging paperboard in the country. Data from annual reports of China Paper Association (CPA) shows that while […]
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The Chinese paper industry posted an increase of profits in 2020, according to a recent report, published by Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and reports of some local media. According to data of the Ministry, profits of the domestic papermaking sector last year amounted to 82.67 billion yuan (about US$12.84 billion), which […]
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Andritz has successfully started up the new chemi-thermomechanical pulping systems at Dezhou Taiding New Material Science and Technology, Shandong, China. The new P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) fiberline features a capacity of 400 t/d and processes poplar as raw material. The fiber produced is being used on the company’s own paper […]
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Nine Dragons, Asia’s largest manufacturer of recycled containerboard, has commissioned Voith to deliver five BlueLine OCC stock preparation lines and two wet end process (WEP) systems for its plants in Malaysia and other regions. The overseas order is a full line supplied by Voith, featuring elevated process consistency and energy-conserving technologies. The new systems will […]
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Andritz has received an order from Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper to supply a complete tissue production line – from stock preparation to a double-width tissue machine (TM13), including automation – for energy-efficient production of high-quality grades at its mill in Jiangmen Xinhui, China. Start-up is planned for the end of 2022. The tissue machine of […]