Stora Enso Beihai BM1 - world-class liquid packaging board machine
Sep 18, 2017
Stora Enso is committed meeting its customers growing need for high quality and safe consumer food packaging board. Their newest, Valmet supplied board production line in Beihai, China, started up 2016, followed by the BCTMP line.
In order to secure the good start up, ramp up and quality development for this greenfield project, Stora Enso chose modern technology, with a strong focus on reliability and stability. The decision was right, the start-up of Beihai mill has been faster than expected and the customer feedback has been positive.
This has been a very successful project. The design of the board machine is good. It’s reliable, with smooth runnability, and our people have learned to use it quickly. And Valmet’s start-up crew was great, a true hardworking and results-oriented team.
Pentti Ilmasti, General Manager
Summary
Location
Stora Enso's Beihai mill in Guangxi Province in Southern China
Customer challenge
Meeting the growing demand for high-quality and safe fiber-based food packaging in China and the Asia Pacific region.
Solution
BCTMP line enables optimal bulk-strength combination that enables lightweighting
A world-class OptiConcept liquid packaging board making line
OptiFormer multi-fourdrinier forming section with hybrid forming unit and three OptiFlo headboxes
OptiPress for excellent product quality, high dewatering capacity and runnability
OptiRun drying section
OptiCoat coating section for uniform coating result
