Metso Supplying Equipment to Taiwanese Paper Firm

Cheng Loong will incorporate equipment at a new containerboard line.

Metso announced that it will be supplying equipment to the Taiwanese paper company Cheng Loong Corp. for a new containerboard production line the company is opening at its Hou-Li paper mill in Taiwan.

The new line is scheduled to open by the second quarter of next year.

The equipment Metso is supplying includes three headboxes for the 3-ply liner machine with a dilution profiling system for the back ply, a press section and a film size press. The dryer section will be equipped with a moisturizing unit for web moisture profile control.

Cheng Loong Corp. has four paper mills and five paper box plants in Taiwan. The company has a combined annual production capacity of about 1.8 million tons.