Kadant Receives Order From Whiteboard Producer in China

Kadant Inc. has received an order for approximately $3.2 million in stock-preparation equipment from a Chinese producer of recycled coated whiteboard. The company's Kadant Black Clawson Inc. subsidiary will supply advanced pulping, screening, and de-inking technologies to remove contaminants from recycled pulp and prepare usable fiber for entry into the paper machine.

"Increased paper consumption in China - an offshoot of its rapid economic growth - continues to drive sales of our systems that are used for the production of recycled packaging materials, both brown and white grades," said William Rainville, chairman and CEO of Kadant. "Our goal is to leverage our leadership in China to become the primary supplier of stock-preparation equipment throughout Asia. We plan to achieve this by expanding our local presence with the new plant we are establishing near Beijing, continuing to develop technologies that improve papermaking productivity and quality, and providing ongoing support for our customers by offering additional aftermarket products and services."