Production of both converting lines is expected to start in the first half of 2011. The investment will enable Zhanjiang Chenming to process an additional 200,000 tons of woodfree, uncoated fine paper to cutsize papers each year.
The 16pocket line delivers the highest possible tonnage. It comprises a 3480 mm wide SLK cutsize sheeter with five single unwinds, two Pemco highspeed packaging lines as well as palletizers, pallet packaging and pallet strapping. The second line, providing a high degree of flexibility, consists of a 1350 mm wide SLK cutsize sheeter and a packaging line from Pemco. The packaging line is designed for converting a wide range of sizes, mainly special sizes, and is equipped with a case packer/lidder that can process five and ten reams per case.
The total scope of supply includes a module of the Manufacturing Execution System from E.C.H. Will, which individually labels the ream, case and packaged pallets with the corresponding customer data.
"With our 16pocket cutsize line, Zhanjiang Chenming has also decided on stateoftheart equipment for the largest greenfield project currently existing in the cutsize sector in China," said Klaus Aarestrup, Chairman of the Management Board of E.C.H. Will. "We are delighted to be able to cooperate in this project as an experienced partner."
E.C.H. Will GmbH
E.C.H. Will is a leading supplier of machinery for the paper manufacturing and converting industries. The product range includes cutsize sheeters for the production of communication paper (2-16 pockets), foliosize sheeting machines for paper and board, converting lines for the production of ruled and unruled layers, exercise books and folded sheets in the entrylevel, midrange and highend markets.
Pemco Inc.
Pemco, based in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA, is a leading manufacturer of cutsize paper wrapping and packaging machinery, specialty stationery envelope packaging machines, foliosize paper, board and metal plate wrapping and cartoning machines (Wrapmatic brand), as well as foliosize sheeting solutions for paper, board and other specialty materials (SHM brand). E.C.H. Will and Pemco are companies of Körber PaperLink, an international supplier of system solutions for the paper and tissue converting industries.
Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. (www.chenmingpaper.com)
Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. is part of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, based in Shouguang, Shandong, China. The group is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of paper pulp, paper making and power generation. As one of the biggest paper producers in China, Shandong Chenming offers art paper, lightweightcoated paper, newspaper paper, paperboard paper, duplex press paper, white paperboard paper and writing paper. In 2008, the company's paper production capacity exceeded 3 million tons. Turnover amounted to over EUR 200 million and the number of employees was approx. 17,000.