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People concentrated in the control room.

Timo Heinonen

“This was the first time we’ve completed a project in China involving so many local suppliers and engineers. It has been a very positive experience for me.” Timo Heinonen, PM3 Project Director

working at the mill for some time after the installation of PM1. “Inmany ways, these two projects have been similar but there are also differences,” says Masterson. “For example, this time much of our equipment has been sourced from China, while before almost everything was imported. However, the biggest difference – and challenge – has been the swing-concept machine. Both the machinery and the process itself have to be flexible so that we canmake quick and effective grade changes. For example, the machinery has to be completely cleaned and reset for the next product. “This has not only been a big challenge for the project team; it will also be a big challenge for the mill’s operators as they take over,” says Masterson. Finnish consultancy Pöyry and Chinese design institute Haisumwere chosen as the engineering companies. Voith of Germany was selected as the supplier for the new paper machine. This marks the first time that UPM bought a machine of this size fromVoith. “We were very happy to be selected

for this UPM contract. This has been a big and demanding project, because the machine will be producing different kinds of paper grades,” says Johannes Rimpf , Voith’s Project Manager for the PM3 project. On-site installation of the machine started inMay 2015, after which Voith worked closely with UPM’s project teamuntil early December, when the machine was handed over to the Changshumill. “It has been a high quality project all over, especially in terms of safety,” says Wolfgang Windisch , Installation Manager at Voith. “The regulations are strict and the safety targets are always followed up. I believe that UPM’s ‘Finnish touch’ has contributed to the project’s success on the safety front.” Tight schedule Even though the schedule was tight, UPM’s project teamplanned the project so thoroughly that there were no severe delays. The project commenced with the construction of roads, buildings and other engineering.

Nantong Construction Group (NTCC) of China was selected as the general construction contractor. Nantong and UPM go way back, as Nantong was also involved in the construction of the PM1 project from 2003 to2005. All of the subcontractors were selected by UPMand are mainly local companies. “We managed to stick to the schedule despite the fact that we had many more rainy days than expected. During 2014 we lost 38 days due to rain, forcing us to stop all construction work for safety reasons and due to difficult working conditions,” says Antti Mankki , Project Construction Manager.

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