Nine Dragons Chooses X-Trim for Paper Machine Trim Optimisation; Signs 5-year Contract with Greycon

LONDON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Greycon Ltd., a world leader in supply chain optimisation for the paper, printing, film and nonwovens industries, today announced that Nine Dragons Paper Industries Co., Ltd., the largest producer of containerboard products in China, has signed a five-year agreement to use Greycon's X-Trim to optimise trim efficiency for its paper machines. X-Trim allows paper mills to get the greatest possible output and value from each roll of paper, minimizing waste, and to make production schedules as efficient as possible.

"A critical factor in Nine Dragons' decision to use X-Trim was the tight integration with SAP," said Constantine Goulimis, CEO of Greycon. "Building on top of the certified, Powered-by-NetWeaver integration between X-Trim and SAP's SCM (APO), Greycon was able to demonstrate dynamic pegging to finished and semi-finished inventory. This powerful new feature allows Nine Dragons to optimize its paper machines by consuming just the right amounts of stock. The dynamic nature of the pegging means that inventory reservations are kept as flexible as possible."

Nine Dragons has announced ambitious growth plans to increase the company's capacity by 26%, to 11.1 million tonnes per annum in 2011, so it will be well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities that will occur as the economic recovery takes shape. To get the greatest leverage from this investment in plant and equipment, and help the company achieve its production goals, Nine Dragons is also investing in technology, replacing its current systems with state-of-the-art solutions.

"We are very proud that Nine Dragons has chosen Greycon as the provider of the trim optimisation solution," stated Goulimis. "We are honoured to have the largest producer of containerboard products in Asia as one of our clients, and we look forward to working with them in the future as they continue to expand their production capacity."

X-Trim was chosen after an evaluation process that spanned more than two years and included extensive on-site trials. "These trials clearly demonstrated the significant benefits X-Trim provided in both trim efficiency and planner productivity," added Goulimis.

Implementation of X-Trim has already begun, with the first phase scheduled to go live in August 2010.

About Nine Dragons Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Established in 1995, Nine Dragons (www.ndpaper.com) is the largest producer of containerboard products in China and one of the largest in the world in terms of capacity. ND Paper and its subsidiaries primarily produce linerboard, including kraftlinerboard, testlinerboard and white top linerboard, high performance corrugating medium and coated duplex board. Its operations enable it to serve as a one-stop shop for a broad range of high quality packaging paperboard products.

About Greycon Ltd.

Greycon Ltd. (www.greycon.com) is a global company with offices in the UK, USA, China and Uruguay.  Greycon customers, concentrated in the paper, printing, film and nonwovens industries, span the globe with more than 400 plants using its products and services.  Established for over 25 years, Greycon is dedicated to developing and implementing optimisation-based solutions for production planning and scheduling in manufacturing industry, and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The company's product portfolio includes software and services supporting customers throughout the supply chain.

SOURCE Greycon Ltd.