Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Oji Starts US$1.95 Billion Paper Project in China

Japan’s Oji Paper Group has begun construction on a $1.95 billon paper project in Nantong, east China’s Jiangsu Province, after five years of preparation. A joint venture company named Jiangsu Oji Paper Co Ltd was set up last year, with Oji accounting for 90% of the investment and the Nantong Corporation the remainder. The first phase of the project is scheduled for 2010 with a 400,000 tonne/yr woodfree paper machine. The startup of the mill’s second 400,000 tonne/yr fine paper machine was pushed back to 2015 from 2012.

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