Nine Dragons Paper Nears Completion of 60,000-Ton Specialty Paper Expansion Project at Leshan Base

Nine Dragons Paper's Leshan base is entering the final stage of construction for its 60,000-ton-per-year specialty paper capacity expansion and technical upgrade project, with hundreds of construction and technical personnel working on-site to prepare the facility for commissioning.

Established in 2007, the Leshan base is a national high-tech enterprise focused on the production of specialty paper and electrical industry packaging paper. The company said the project is intended to strengthen its position in the specialty paper market while expanding beyond its existing high-end ultra-high-voltage insulation paper business.

According to the company, the upgrade includes capacity expansion, process improvements, and product quality enhancements. The project will focus on the production of specialty paper grades including ordinary insulating paper and fruit bag paper, helping to broaden the company's product portfolio and address market demand across multiple segments.

“This technological upgrade and capacity expansion is not a blind expansion of scale, but a precise strategic layout based on industry trends, market demand and the company's own technological advantages,” said Fu Xiaolin, Party Secretary and Assistant General Manager of Nine Dragons Paper (Leshan) Co., Ltd.

The company said it has maintained an innovation-driven development strategy, investing more than 30 million yuan annually in research and development to address technical challenges and develop proprietary technologies for specialty paper production.

The project represents a total investment of 500 million yuan. Its core component is a 4,860 mm-wide multi-cylinder paper machine that incorporates multiple technical standards developed by the company.

Fu Xiaolin said the project is expected to begin operations in the second half of 2026. Once fully operational, annual output value is projected to reach 1.54 billion yuan, representing a 57% increase year on year.

The company also expects the project to support broader industrial development in Leshan’s papermaking sector, with the output value of related regional industrial chains projected to increase from 15 billion yuan to 20 billion yuan.