Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited
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Nine Dragons Paper Limited is a privately-owned paper
manufacturing company in Mainland China
, engaging in the manufacturing
of containerboard
products which include linerboard, duplex board as well as pulp
. Its CEO and largest shareholder
is Ms. Zhang Yin
.
The company was established in 1995 and is the largest paperboard producer in Asia and one of the largest in the world in terms of production capacity. It has 2 factories in China, one in Dongguan
, Guangdong
and another one in Taicang
, Jiangsu
.
Nine Dragons Paper was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
on 3 March 2006.
Nine Dragons has been investigated by the media in Toronto
over poor working conditions in the mills handling paper collected in the recycling program in Toronto
. Brokers working for the City of Toronto's Toronto Solid Waste Management
have been sending paper collected to Nine Dragon mills in Dongguang.
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
manufacturing company in Mainland China
Mainland China
Mainland China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China . According to the Taipei-based Mainland Affairs Council, the term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and...
, engaging in the manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
of containerboard
Containerboard
Containerboard, also referred to as CCM , is a type of paperboard specially manufactured for the production of corrugated board. The term encompasses both linerboard and corrugating medium , the two types of paper that make up corrugated board...
products which include linerboard, duplex board as well as pulp
Wood pulp
Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.-History:...
. Its CEO and largest shareholder
Shareholder
A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or institution that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a public or private corporation. Shareholders own the stock, but not the corporation itself ....
is Ms. Zhang Yin
Zhang Yin (entrepreneur)
Zhang Yin , also known by her Cantonese name Cheung Yan, is a Chinese entrepreneur and is the richest individual in greater China...
.
The company was established in 1995 and is the largest paperboard producer in Asia and one of the largest in the world in terms of production capacity. It has 2 factories in China, one in Dongguan
Dongguan
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
, Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
and another one in Taicang
Taicang
Taicang is a coastal city in Jiangsu Province of People's Republic of China. It is approximately to the northwest of Shanghai, and to the east of Suzhou. It is a county level city under jurisdiction of Suzhou prefecture level city. In 2008, the registered population was at 466,300, and total GDP...
, Jiangsu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
.
Nine Dragons Paper was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in Hong Kong. It is Asia's third largest stock exchange in terms of market capitalization behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and fifth largest in the world...
on 3 March 2006.
Nine Dragons has been investigated by the media in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
over poor working conditions in the mills handling paper collected in the recycling program in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. Brokers working for the City of Toronto's Toronto Solid Waste Management
Toronto Solid Waste Management
Toronto Solid Waste Management is the municipal service that handles the transfer and disposal of garbage as well as the processing and sale of recyclable materials collected through the blue box program in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
have been sending paper collected to Nine Dragon mills in Dongguang.