Bolton, Lancashire, England, 29 September 2011 -- PMT Italia has been selected by Jiangsu Longheng Paper Company, Ltd., as a key partner for its new duplex board machine project. The new board machine will be installed in Jiangsu Province, close to the town of Xiangshui in China. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012.

PMT Italia has been commissioned to supply a headbox with dilution control, a shoe press, and a winder. The new PM1 board machine will be designed to produce duplex board in the range of 230 to 450 g/m² at a speed of 650 m/min, the trim width at the reel being 4550 mm.

The scope of supply also includes the control and automation systems of the related paper machine sections, to be integrated into the main machine control system, and the sectional drive for the winder, together with all erection supervision, commissioning, and start-up services.