International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PM11 tissue paper machine supplied to Hengan Group Chongqing. Hengan Group, one of the leading producers of tissue paper in China, now has six ANDRITZ PrimeLine machines in operation. Three more machines will be started up during this year, two of them equipped with the world’s first wide steel yankees (diameter: 5 m) for high-speed machines.
PM11 (type PrimeLine TM W8) started up in a record time of only three-and-a-half months after the beginning of erection. It has a design speed of 2,100 m/min, a width of 5.6 m, and is equipped with energy-saving components such as steel yankee head insulation and a re-evaporation system. ANDRITZ’s scope of supply also included the complete stock preparation and automation system.
The ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER business area, which manufactures its tissue paper machine components in Europe and China, is further strengthening its position as one of the leading suppliers of tissue paper machines and local services in China.