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

Chinese tissue manufacturer Hengan Group has increased its capacity after it invested in two MODULO-PLUS ES tissue machines.

Supplied by Toscotec, the two lines will be installed at the company’s Changji mill in the region of Xinjiang.

They are the first two tissue lines supplied by Toscotec to Hengan and they have a production speed of 1,600m/min and a width of 2.8m.

They are equipped with TT Headbox SL-T full hydraulic single layer headbox, TT SuctionPressRoll-SPR1200 big diameter suction press roll, TT SYD-12FT 2°GENERATION Steel Yankee with optimised rib design, TT Milltech high efficiency natural gas heated hybrid hood, steam and condensate system.

Start-up is scheduled for during 2017.