Metso to supply fiber board production equipment to YiYang SenHua, China

Published July 5, 2010 09.00.00 +2 GMT

Metso will deliver a disc chipper and a defibrator system for fiber board production to YiYang SenHua Forestry Development Co., Ltd., Yiyang City, Hunan province, China. Start-up is scheduled for June-July 2011. The order value is not disclosed.

The equipment from Metso is of the latest technology and ensures the lowest possible production costs. The delivery includes a Camura GS horizontal feed disc chipper and an EVO 56 Defibrator system, related motors, control system as well as supervision and start-up.

The YiYang SenHua plant is designed for MDF (medium density fiber board) with a thickness range of 6 – 22 mm. The raw material will be poplar (85%) and pine (15%). The defibrator capacity is about 28 tonnes per hour.

YiYang SenHua Forestry Development was established in 2003. It is a modern private enterprise which operates in the field of poplar planting, afforestation, harvesting and related processing and selling. The headquarters is located in Yiyang City, Hunan province.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact: Åke Sundbergh, Senior Sales Manager, Fiber business line, Metso Tel. +46 70 632 26 12 E-mail: ake.sundbergh@metso.com

Jansen Shang, Sales Engineer, Fiber business line, Metso Tel. +86 138 0123 1944 E-mail: jansen.shang@metso.com