Andritz has received an order from Liansheng Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd. to supply two debarking and chipping lines for the new pulp mill being built in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. The company had already entrusted Andritzwith major supplies for the pulp mill last year.

Andritz's scope of supply for the woodyard includes two debarking lines with rubber tire supported debarking drums for excellent debarking results with very low wood losses as well as horizontally fed HHQ-Chippers ensuring high capacity without compromising on chip quality. The line has a capacity of 300 m3 hardwood solid-over-bark per hour. The scope also includes a bark handling system with three BioCrusher BSX machines and bark storage with two ParaScrew travelling screw reclaimers.

The order will be completed on an EPS (Engineering, Procurement, Supervision) basis. Start-up is scheduled for the Q3 2024.

Liansheng Pulp and Paper (Zhangzhou) Co., LTD., founded in April 2020, is a new forest, pulp and paper integrated production base being built by Liansheng Paper, which is the largest packaging board producer in Fujian Province, China.

Andritz Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue.