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

Poland’s Polmak has moved into tissue production after acquiring a tissue machine with a production capacity of 90tpd.

Based in Batorowo, Poznań, the company is a leading manufacturer of superior quality printed table napkins, decorative paper bags, paper plates and cups. It moved into the tissue market after it started up an EVO 12, supplied by Hergen.

The machine has a width of 2.8m, a design speed of 1,700m/min, and is producing tissue from 13g/m2 up to 30g/m2 from virgin pulp.

The scope of supply included complete stock preparation equipment, approach flow, a EVO 12 Crescent Former unit, complete press section, Steel Ribbed Yankee dryer, Aerodry gas hood reel equipped with shaft puller and engineering.

The company has also purchased land in Iława city to set up the green field mill.