Tissue World Magazine
Alexandra Stuthridge, Technical Business Manager, BioProducts Institute (BPI)

China’s Guangdong Shaoneng has invested in an Andritz-supplied PrimeLineCOMPACT II tissue machine with Steel Yankee.

It will be installed at its Shao Guan, Guangdong province site and start-up is scheduled for the end of 2015.

Guangdong Shaoneng is one of the leading producers of pulp and paper in China. Bamboo pulp produced at the mill location will also be used in tissue production.

The ANDRITZ machine has a design speed of 1,600m/min and a width of 2.85m. The order also includes the complete stock preparation plant, automation, and drives.