Siempelkamp signs new particleboard production line order in China

The signing ceremony, which also involved Jiangsu Shuntian International Group Machinery Import and Export Company, saw Pang Zansong, president of Xiangsheng Company and head of the Paiyangshan forest farm, thanks Siempelkamp for its technical guidance and equipment selection on the project.

Siempelkamp will provide the process design and engineering technical guidance for the whole production line, and also provide the core equipment, including the universal flaker, strander, dryer, drum screen, hammer mill, oscillating screen, blender, forming and press line and trimming/crosscutting equipment.

The plant includes a ContiRoll Generation 9 with a 40m approximate length and a width of 8.5ft. Equipped with five forming heads, the line will allow the production of a wide type of boards, underlining recent trends and the local market requirements of hybrid boards and increased production flexibility.

Line features include the Siempelkamp universal flaker which allows use of smaller diameter logs, as well as formaldehyde free production to link with big Chinese consumer demand for formaldehyde-free home products.

Siempelkamp will provide the process design and engineering technical guidance for the whole production line, and also provide the core equipment, including the universal flaker, strander, dryer, drum screen, hammer mill, oscillating screen, blender, forming and press line and trimming/crosscutting equipment.

Xiangsheng has been in the particleboard industry for over eight years and the additional annual output of 300,000m³ high bending strength particleboard at the new plant represents an important decision made by Xiangsheng to adapt to the market demand, focus on the goal of making the main business bigger and stronger, and harmonizing with local industrial development planning.

The first board will be completed and produced by the end of September 2021.