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Metso to supply a cartonboard machine to Chinese Lee & Man
Wednesday 25. August 2010 - Metso will supply a coated cartonboard production line to Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd to the companys Hongmei mill in Guangdong province, China.
The start-up of the new production line is scheduled for the end of 2011. The value of the order is not disclosed. A typical value of a board production line of this type is about EUR 70-90 million, depending on the scope of delivery and production output. The order is included in Paper and Fiber Technologys Q3 orders received.
Metsos delivery will include a complete white lined chipboard machine, from four-ply multi-Fourdrinier forming section to winder, with related air systems.
Lee & Man Paper and Metso have a long and prosperous co-operation, a good example of which are the Changshu and Hongmei kraftliner machines delivered earlier.
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is one of China’s largest paper and pulp producers and it employs currently over 7,000 people. The company, founded in 1994, is listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. In 2009, Lee & Man had a combined annual production capacity of close to 4.5 million tonnes of paper and 300,000 tonnes of pulp. In the financial year ending March 2010 the Groups net sales amounted to about EUR 1.3 million.