ANDRITZ to supply two new pressurized refining systems to MDF producers in Asia

ANDRITZ will supply a 54” 1CP pressurized refining system (capacity: 480 t/d) to Dongwha Enterprise Co., Ltd. in Asan, South Korea. Start-up of this seventh ANDRITZ pressurized refining system in South Korea is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012. Dongwha Enterprise is South Korea’s leading MDF producer.
Hebei Kaiyue Group, China, has ordered its fourth ANDRITZ fiber preparation system in the past seven months: A pressurized refining system (with a 60” 1CP refiner and a capacity of 600 t/d) will be delivered to Hebei Kaiyue Wen An County Tianhua Density Board Co., Ltd., Hebei Province. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012.

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