Leading full-line supplier Voith Paper has commissioned the XcelLine PM 16 for Chinese paper manufacturer Huawon at the Ma’anshan site in Anhui Province. The PM 16 will help Huawon to produce high-quality, environment-friendly décor base paper and strengthen its market position at home and abroad.
The solutions supplied by Voith include key components for the BlueLine stock preparation system for virgin fiber, WEP, headbox, DuoShake DG and calendering, which means means the deformation of paper or board under pressure and temperature. The PM 16 already represents Huawon’s fifth follow-up order with Voith. Through the internal exchange of experience, knowledge from the past could be transferred – optimizing the design of the new paper machine and raising it to a higher level.
Dou Zhengliang, chairman of Huawon, expressed his satisfaction with the successful start-up of PM 16: “The successful start of PM 16 has once again proven the reliable quality of Voith equipment and raises Huawon’s production capacity and scale to a new level. I would like to thank the employees of both companies for their trustful cooperation. Voith is a global technical leader in the field of specialty papers and has a wealth of experience. We will deepen cooperation with Voith and jointly develop new markets for specialty papers.”
“Huawon has achieved remarkable success in the field of décor papers with its outstanding innovation, excellent quality standards and first-class customer service,” says Lin Carlos, vice-president, Order Execution and Manufacturing at Voith Paper Asia. “I would like to thank all the professionals for their contribution to this endeavor. We are confident that we can achieve more great successes together in the future and help Huawon become a leading national brand for world-class décor base papers.”
During the project, the Voith-Huawon team demonstrated deep mutual trust and shared expertise. Despite the challenges to global supply chains, the two companies coordinated flexibly and completed all tasks with dedication to enable the project to progress smoothly.
Despite market challenges, Huawon continued to develop against the trend in 2022, achieving sales volume of 227,400 tons of decorative paper, up 12.3%year over year. Huawon has several production lines of décor paper with international leading standard.
The Voith Group is a global technology company with a broad portfolio of systems, products, services and digital applications. Voith Paper is part of the Voith Group. As the full-line supplier to the paper industry, it provides the largest range of technologies, services and products on the market and offers paper manufacturers holistic solutions from one source.
