ANDRITZ to Supply Tissue Production Line to Yuen Foong Yu in Taiwan

ANDRITZ PrimeLine COMPACT tissue machine.

Aug. 23, 2022 - ANDRITZ has received an order from Yuen Foong Yu Consumer Products Co., Ltd. to supply a PrimeLineCOMPACT M1600 tissue production line (PM10) to its mill located in Chingshui, Taiwan, Republic of China.

The new tissue machine will feature a design capacity of 112 air-dried metric tons per day, a width of 3.65 meters and a maximum operating speed of 1,650 m/min. The line will produce household paper, such as toilet paper, napkins, handkerchiefs, and facial tissue.

PM10 will be equipped with the new PrimePress XT Evo shoe press and an 18-ft PrimeDry Steel Yankee with PrimeDry Canopy Hood.

The scope of supply also includes the stock preparation system — processing a mixture of NBKP (Needle Bleached Kraft Pulp) and LBKP (Leaf Bleached Kraft Pulp); a state-of-the-art approach flow and broke system as well as a PrimeControl DCS System.

ANDRITZ will also supervise installation, commissioning, start-up, and training.

Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter in 2023.

ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides equipment, systems, complete plants and services for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. To learn more, visit: www.andritz.com.

SOURCE: ANDRITZ