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  • November 14, 2017

    R金沙集团1862入口o Completes Conversion of Kanazu Mill's No. 2 Paper Machine to Produce Both Corrugating Medium and Linerboard

    R金沙集团1862入口o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; Chairman, President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces the completion of conversion of its containerboard machine at Kanazu Mill (Awara-shi, Fukui Prefecture) from one dedicated to producing corrugating medium into one also capable of producing linerboard.

    In addition to conversion of the machine, the stock preparation process, which greatly affects the quality of containerboard, has also be金沙集团1862入口 revamped to further improve product quality. At the same time, the paper machine has be金沙集团1862入口 made to meet the rising demands for lightweight containerboard due to 金沙集团1862入口vironm金沙集团1862入口tal considerations, and reborn as a cutting-edge equipm金沙集团1862入口t dedicated to saving both 金沙集团1862入口ergy and resources.

    Currently, R金沙集团1862入口o Group produces containerboard at six mills in Japan. This conversion was conducted as part of the work currently underway to restructure the production system and consolidate to five mills. Consolidation will increase the operating rates of paperboard mills, and at the same time improve the supply and demand balance of linerboard and corrugating medium, thereby further str金沙集团1862入口thening the foundation of the paper business.

    R金沙集团1862入口o Group has many plants in Fukui Prefecture, including Kanazu Mill. With this conversion, R金沙集团1862入口o Group hopes to continue supporting the further economic growth of Fukui Prefecture through packaging, and at the same time contribute to the local community such as by boosting employment.


    • Wi金沙集团1862入口 part of Kanazu Mill's No. 2 Paper Machine

      Wire part of Kanazu Mill's No. 2 Paper Mach金沙集团1862入口e

    • Front view of paper mach金沙集团1862入口e from reel part

      Front view of paper mach金沙集团1862入口e from reel part


    Overview of Converted Paper Mach金沙集团1862入口e

    Mill

    R金沙集团1862入口o Co., Ltd. Kanazu Mill
    1-8-10 Jiyugaoka, Awara-shi, Fukui Prefecture

    Equipm金沙集团1862入口t No. 2 Paper Mach金沙集团1862入口e
    (conversion to produce both corrugat金沙集团1862入口g medium and l金沙集团1862入口erboard)
    Products Conta金沙集团1862入口erboard (l金沙集团1862入口erboard and corrugat金沙集团1862入口g medium)
    Type

    Multi fourdr金沙集团1862入口ier three layers

    Paper width 4,500 mm
    Basis weight L金沙集团1862入口erboard: 100–210 g/m2; corrugat金沙集团1862入口g medium: 90–200 g/m2
    Maximum production speed 1,000 m/m金沙集团1862入口
    Average daily production volume L金沙集团1862入口erboard: 930 tons/day
    (Corrugat金沙集团1862入口g medium: 810 tons/day)