India’s Tamil Nadu Newsprint & Papers (TNPL) has officially entered the tissue market after investing in an Andritz-supplied tissue machine to be installed at its Unit II facility in Mondipatti Village, Tamil Nadu.
The investment marks the Indian paper and board producer’s entry into the tissue market.
Sandeep Saxena, Chairman and Managing Director of TNPL, said: “Our vision is to adopt state-of-the-art technology and be the world’s most sustainable brand in the production of eco-friendly paper grades.”
Andritz will supply a PrimeLineTM S 2000 line that will produce high-quality tissue grades from the mill’s own hardwood pulp, at a maximum capacity of 34,000tpy.
It will have a design speed of 2,000m/min and a working width of 2.85m and will be equipped with the latest generation PrimePress XT Evo shoe press.
