Nine Dragon Paper is engaged in the production and sales of various environmentally friendly packaging paper and high-end virgin paper, and paper products along its upstream and downstream industry chain, including kraftlinerboard, testlinerboard, white top linerboard, coated linerboard, bleached folding boxboard, high performance corrugating medium, coated duplex board, printing and writing paper, gypsum board cover paper, specialty paper and pulp, providing one-stop packaging services for customers. Adhering to the philosophy of “No Environmental Management, No Paper Making”, the Group uses recyclable paper as its major raw materials, committing itself to environmental protection, energy conservation and emission reduction.
Today, we have 10 paper manufacturing bases (Dongguan, Taicang, Chongqing, Tianjin, Quanzhou, Shenyang, Leshan,Tangshan, Jingzhou and Beihai) and 8 packaging bases (Taicang, Dongguan, Tianjin, Chengdu, Shenyang, Zhangmutou, Quanzhou, Chongqing) in China, 1 paper manufacturing base in Vietnam, 1 pulp mill and 1 paper manufacturing base in Malaysia and 4 pulp and paper mills and 1 packaging plant in the United States (Rumford, Biron, Fairmont, Old Town). The total design production capacity for paper amounted to over 23 million tpa, while the total annual design production capacity for downstream packaging plants amounted to approximately 2.9 billion sq. m.
Nine Dragons Paper is also well equipped with energy cogeneration, warehouse and logistics systems to support its production. The integration of these facilities provides cost savings and increases the Group's operational flexibility and control, while enabling the Group to facilitate best practices in terms of environmental protection.
Kraftlinerboard is unbleached linerboard manufactured from unbleached wood pulp and recovered paper. The Group classifies different classes of products into Nine Dragons, Sea Dragon and Land Dragon so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.
Testlinerboard is made of 100% recovered paper. It meets certain customers' requirements for lower cost or environmentally friendly purposes. The Group classifies different classes of products into Sea Dragon recycled papers, Land Dragon recycled papers and River Dragon recycled papers so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.
White top linerboard is a three-ply sheet of which the surface layer is bleached, and caters to customers that require a white surface for appearance or superior printability. The Group classifies different classes of products into Nine Dragons, Sea Dragon and Land Dragon so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.
Coated linerboard is a four-ply sheet of which the surface layer is coated on bleached wood pulp. It possesses the characteristics of high performance (as that of kraftlinerboard) and high printability (as that of coated duplex board), which can replace the traditional coated duplex board. The Group classifies different classes of products into Nine Dragons, Sea Dragon and Land Dragon so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.
Compared to standard corrugating medium, high performance corrugating medium, which undergoes surface sizing, achieves superior strength and physical properties for the same basis weight, which reduces packaging weight, bulk and the amount of material used, allowing customers to save on shipping costs. The Group offers high performance corrugating medium ranging from 45-185g/m2, of which light weight high performance corrugating medium of 45, 50, 60 and 70 g/m2 are at a superior position in the industry. High performance corrugating medium satisfies the needs of the customers for different classes and weights. The Group classifies different classes of products into Nine Dragons, Sea Dragon and Land Dragon so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.
Coated duplex board can be produced in basis weights ranging from 180–500g/m2. Coated duplex board is a type of boxboard with a glossy coated surface on one side for superior printability. This product is typically used as packaging material for small boxes that require high quality printability, such as consumer electronic products, cosmetics or other consumer merchandise. It can also be used in combination with high performance corrugating medium and linerboard for the outer layer of corrugated board. The Group classifies different classes of products into Nine Dragons, Sea Dragon, Land Dragon, River Dragon and River Dragon Grade B so as to cater to the different needs of the customers.