International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded major orders by SHandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the largest pulp and paper producers in China, for its mill in the Guangdong Province. The total value of the orders is approximately EUR160 million.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER will supply all process technologies for a 700,000t/y bleached hardwood kraft greenfield pulp & Paper Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Shandong Chenming Paper. The scope of supply comprises the wood process systems, the fiberline (cooking, washing, screening and bleaching systems), the pulp drying and bale finishing plant, as well as the chemical recovery island (evaporation plant with lime kiln). In addition, ANDRITZ will supply the complete stock preparation and approach flow system for a fine paper machine to be installed at the same mill. The pulp mill is targeted for start-up in mid-2011.

To a large extent, ANDRITZ Technologies China Ltd., Foshan, Guangdong Province, will be responsible for engineering, procurement, and manufacturing of components and equipment for the complete ANDRITZ scope. The decisive factors for winning these orders were ANDRITZ'S strong market position and numerous references in China, such as the successful supply of pulp mill process thchnologies to Hunan Tiger Forest and Paper Group (start-up 2008), as well as numerous successful deliveries of stock preparation and approach flow systems.

The ANDRITZ GROUP is a global market leader for customized plants, Process technologies, and services for the hydropower, pulp and paper, metals, and other industries (solid/liquid separation, feed and biofuel). The Group is headquartered in Graz, Austria and has a staff of 13,600 employees worldwide. ANDRITZ operates over 150 production sites, service and sales companies all around the world.