China Pulp & Paper
Valmet will deliver key pulp mill technology to Shandong Sun Paper’s new Yandian pulp mill in the Shandong province in China. Valmet’s delivery includes cooking and fiberline, a recovery boiler, and ash crystallization. The scope also includes analyzers and measurements for fiber line as well as an optimizer and safety related systems for the recovery boiler. The new mill will produce 600,000 tonnes of pulp per year and is scheduled to start up during the last quarter of 2026.
Nine Dragons Paper, has successfully started up a pulp mill supplied by ANDRITZ at its new integrated pulp and paper production plant in Hubei Jianli, China.
The new state-of-the-art mill includes world-leading process technology and production equipment.
Norske Skog Skogn is preparing to enter the European book paper market supported by a comprehensive technology package developed in collaboration with international technology group ANDRITZ.
Linping Development, a packaging paper manufacturer, has gone through an IPO.
On June 25, the Shanghai Stock Exchange announced that the IPO of Anhui Linping Recycling Development Co., Ltd. ("Linping Development") on the Shanghai Main Board was accepted, and the company plans to raise 1.2 billion yuan.
Voith, leading full-line supplier to the paper industry, announces a rebuild agreement with GDT Paper Joint Stock Company in Vietnam. Voith will integrate its state-of-the-art MasterJet 4Tec headbox technology into GDT's new paper production line, setting a new benchmark for paper quality and sustainability in the industry.
According to the latest data released by the Indian Ministry of Commerce, India's paper and paperboard imports have doubled in the past four years, reaching a record 2.05 million tons in fiscal year 2025, compared with only 1.08 million tons in fiscal year 2021. The surge in imports poses a major challenge to India's domestic paper industry, weakening its growth potential and threatening investment in capacity expansion.
Chongqing Longjing Paper Co., Ltd. has successfully started up the first ANDRITZ PrimeLineHyTAD tissue machine. This start-up not only marks a milestone for premium tissue production in China but also ANDRITZ’s breakthrough with this technology in the industry.
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up another PrimePress X shoe press for Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Ltd. at its Best Eternity Recycle Technology mill in Banting, Malaysia.
After the US government announced the imposition of so-called "reciprocal tariffs" on Chinese goods exported to the US, the Chinese government announced on April 4 that starting from 12:01 on April 10, 2025, a 34% tariff will be imposed on all imported goods originating from the United States on the basis of the current applicable tariff rate.
Valmet is to supply two OptiWin Drum two-drum base winders to Wuzhou Special Paper’s paper machine PM 21 in China. This new order follows the customer’s previous winder order, announced in July 2024. The target of this latest investment is to have high-technology winders that can meet the paper machine’s high capacity and quality objectives.
On January 23, Chenming Paper released its 2024 annual earnings forecast, expecting a net loss of 6.5 billion yuan to 7.5 billion yuan, a significant expansion from the 1.281 billion yuan loss in 2023. The two-year cumulative loss is as high as 7.781 billion yuan to 8.781 billion yuan, wiping out 8.134 billion yuan of cumulative profit over the five-year period from 2018 to 2022 in one fell swoop.
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sun Paper Nanning Paper Co., Ltd to supply two stock preparation systems and a complete P-RC APMP (Pre-Conditioning Refiner Chemical Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp) line for the mill in Nanning, China. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2025.
January 2025 - CCE International, the international meeting point for corrugated and carton production, returns to Munich from 11-13 March 2025. The three-day event has become an industry favourite to source bespoke processing solutions and equipment, designed to meet the individual needs of corrugated and folding carton producers.
On December 22, 2024, PM6 production line of Guangxi Jianhui Paper Co., Ltd. was successfully started to produce paper, and the chairman of the board, Mr. Lai Guihua, the general manager, Mr. Liu Mingwei, and other senior leaders witnessed this important moment together.
Stora Enso has decided to discontinue the sales process for its Beihai board mill site and forestry business in Guangxi region, southern China. The company said that it "is of the view that the value in own use of the assets exceeds the achievable transaction value, and has therefore chosen to retain these operations within the Group."
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