Turkish tissue manufacturer Lila Group has invested in a Valmet-supplied 70,000tpy Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine to be installed at its new TL3bn facility in Erzurum.
TM5 is the company’s fifth Valmet-supplied tissue machine, and the scope of supply will include a complete Valmet Advantage DCT 200 tissue production line with stock preparation equipment and a Focus Reelite 25 ENS Rewinder.
The tissue machine is equipped with Valmet Advantage key technology, including a ViscoNip press, a Yankee Dryer, and a SoftReel reel.
It will have a width of 5.6m and a design speed of 2,200mpm, adding a capacity of 70,000tpy of tissue products for the domestic and export markets.
The tissue manufacturer has said the Erzurum site will be the first tissue paper facility in the Eastern Anatolia and Eastern Black Sea region, with 100,000m2 of construction being carried out on 160,000m2 of land.
The converting section of the facility is expected to be operational in 2025 and jumbo roll paper production is aimed to be operational in 2027.
Lila Group is a leading Turkish industrial enterprise headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
Valmet has previously delivered four Advantage DCT 200 tissue lines to the company’s mill in Çorlu, Türkiye.
