CNBM

What CNBM does

CNBM Paper Pulper (legally Anyang Machinery Co., Ltd.) is a state-owned industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1968 in Anyang, Henan Province, China, operating under the supervision of the Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) and affiliated with China National Building Material Group Corp (CNBM). The company designs and manufactures complete paper pulp production lines and individual equipment for chemical pulping processes, including cooking digesters (conventional, super batch, displacement, and continuous), pulp washing systems (vacuum drum washers, single and twin screw presses), bleaching and filtration equipment (disc filters, gravity disc thickeners, drum pulpers, vertical hydrapulpers), and the APMP mechanical pulping production line. Its proprietary technologies — most notably the Super Batch Cooking line developed in 2007 — claim steam consumption reductions from 2-2.5 tons to 0.6-0.8 tons per ton of pulp and fiber recovery rates above 95%. Manufacturing operations occupy more than 130,000 square meters, support an annual productivity of 20,000 tons, and produce digesters up to 5.8 meters in diameter and 400 cubic meters in volume.

The company operates a direct enterprise sales model, selling capital equipment and turnkey pulp production lines to paper mills domestically and in export markets including Indonesia, Vietnam, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Russia. Pricing is custom-quoted per project based on equipment specifications and capacity, with no public price list; engagements are characterized as multi-year contracts. CNBM reports it has equipped more than 60 papermaking enterprises globally, including large Chinese customers such as Chongqing Papermaking, Lee & Man, Fujian Qingshan, Hunan Juntai, and Huatai. The revenue model combines one-time equipment sales with professional services for line design, installation, and maintenance. The company reports an annual production value of USD 100 million, supported by 70+ R&D engineers and 400 production workers, and holds ISO 9001:2008 quality certification, an ASME Certificate of Authorization, and a Manufacture License of Special Equipment from the People's Republic of China.

The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales targeting chemical pulp and dissolving pulp producers using Kraft, sulfite, and mechanical pulping methods, with applications spanning wood, bamboo, bagasse, cotton linter, eucalyptus, wheat straw, and waste paper feedstocks. Marketing is primarily conducted through the company website (paper-pulper.com), which includes detailed technical product pages and an industry blog covering pulping processes, bleaching equipment, and kraft recovery. There are no disclosed partnerships, joint ventures, M&A activity, external funding rounds, or AI/ML capabilities in the source data.

Name

CNBM

Legal name

Anyang Machinery Co., Ltd.

Website

https://paper-pulper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CNBM Paper Pulper (Anyang Machinery Co., Ltd.) is a state-owned Chinese industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1968 that designs and builds complete paper pulp production lines and pulping machinery — including digesters, washers, filters, and presses — for paper mills in China, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Russia, reporting USD 100 million in annual production value.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Paper Pulping Equipment

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills (3221)

SIC

Pulp Mills (2611), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Pulp, Paper & Wood Products Mill Construction (IMAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Market Pulp (Bleached Hardwood/Softwood Kraft) (IMAMADAA), Mechanical Pulp (TMP/CTMP/GW) (IMAMADAD), Specialty Pulp (Microfibrillated/Nanocellulose, Filter/Technical Grades) (IMAMADAE)

Keywords

• Industrial paper pulping equipment
• Pulp production lines
• Chemical pulping machinery
• Pulp washing equipment
• Paper manufacturing machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Anyang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Paper Pulping Equipment Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and sale of complete sets of paper pulp production equipment including digesters, cooking systems, washers, presses, and filters. Equipment is sold directly to paper mills for installation in new production lines or facility upgrades.
2. Complete Production Line Solutions: Provide complete paper pulp production line solutions from equipment design to installation and maintenance. Includes turnkey solutions for entire production facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CNBM Paper Pulper (operating entity Anyang Machinery Co., Ltd.) manufactures industrial paper pulping machines and designs complete pulp production lines for paper mills. The product range includes cooking digesters (batch and continuous), pulp washing equipment, bleaching equipment, disc filters, screw presses, and drum pulpers used in chemical pulping processes (Kraft and sulfite methods). The company also delivers turnkey production line solutions covering equipment design, manufacturing, installation, and after-sale service for raw materials including wood, bamboo, bagasse, cotton linter, eucalyptus, straw, and recycled waste paper.

Product overview

CNBM Paper Pulper (Anyang Machinery Co., Ltd.) is a state-owned industrial equipment manufacturer affiliated to China National Building Material Group (CNBM), founded in 1968. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of paper pulping machinery and production lines for the pulp and paper industry. The product portfolio includes three main production line systems (APMP Production Line, Super Batch Cooking Production Line), multiple core cooking equipment types (Pulp Cooking Digester, Conventional Cooking Digesters, Displacement Cooking Digesters, Continuous Cooking System), pulp washing equipment (Vacuum Drum Washer, Single Screw Press, Twin Roll Press), pulp processing equipment (Drum Pulper, Disc Filter, Gravity Disc Thickener), and waste paper processing equipment (Vertical Hydrapulper, High Concentrating Slag Remover). The company provides complete paper pulp production lines for various raw materials including wood pulp, bamboo pulp, bagasse pulp, cotton pulp, eucalyptus pulp, straw pulp, and recycled waste paper pulp.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super Batch Cooking Production Line: A super batch cooking production line developed in 2007 with annual output of 300,000 tons, adopting efficient pulping technology based on conventional cooking method.
• APMP Production Line

Products and services

• APMP Production Line

Quantifiable outcome

• Super batch cooking reduces steam consumption from 2-2.5 tons to 0.6-0.8 tons per ton of pulp, saving approximately 10,000 tons of coal per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Toscotec: Italian supplier of tissue machines, drying systems, and turnkey tissue/packaging paper lines. Comparable in providing integrated production lines for pulp-derived paper products, especially tissue and specialty grades.
• Valmet: Finnish manufacturer of pulp, paper, and energy technologies offering cooking, fiber, and pulp drying equipment. Overlaps with CNBM's cooking systems and pulp processing equipment for the same global mill customers.
• ANDRITZ: Austrian global leader in pulp and paper processing equipment, including cooking digesters, washing, bleaching, and complete pulp mill lines. Directly comparable to CNBM in product scope (batch/continuous cooking systems, pulp washing, recovery) and customer base (large pulp mills worldwide).
• PMP Group: Polish manufacturer of paper machinery and complete pulp lines, including Intelli-Jet headboxes and tissue/packaging paper machines. Comparable in offering turnkey production lines for tissue and packaging paper mills.
• Voith: German industrial group with a Paper, Pulp & Tissue division offering complete pulping lines and process equipment. Directly comparable to CNBM's turnkey pulp mill solutions, especially for Kraft and mechanical pulping.
• Kadant: US-based supplier of stock-preparation, fiber-processing, and pulping equipment for the paper industry. Overlaps with CNBM's pulping machinery (drum pulpers, screening, cleaning, washing) for paper and pulp mills.

Emerging players

• Bellmer: German family-owned pulp and paper machinery maker focused on specialty paper, board, and stock-preparation equipment. Comparable niche overlap with CNBM's specialty pulp and washing equipment.
• GL&V (now LPW/Sundyne): Canadian-headquartered supplier of pulp and paper equipment, particularly cleaning, screening, and pulping components. Overlaps with CNBM's pulp processing and waste paper processing product lines.
• Parason Machinery: Indian manufacturer of pulp and paper machinery including digesters, refiners, and stock preparation equipment. Comparable in offering cooking and pulping equipment for emerging-market paper mills, often competing on price similar to CNBM.

Others

• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): Swedish-Finnish engineering and consulting firm specializing in pulp, paper, and bioindustry projects. Comparable as an ecosystem participant providing engineering, consulting, and EPC services that often specify the same cooking and pulping equipment CNBM manufactures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/anyangmachinery
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/anyangmachinery
• Facebookfacebook.com/anyangmachinery

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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