ST Tissue Brings Converted Tissue Machine Online at Franklin, Va.

ST Tissue. Oconto Falls, Wis., USA, has started up its converted recycled tissue machine at the former International Paper uncoated freesheet paper mill in Franklin, Va. (photo). With a capacity of 70,000 tpy, the machine will produce parent reels for a variety of semi-crepe tissue grades from napkin to towels, and bleached to kraft products, according to a report this past week by UBM's Tissue World E-News. The mill has some 80 employees.

The company, owned and operated by Tak Investments, Gaithersburg, Md., at Franklin is said to have North America's largest tissue machine, with a usable web width of 310 in. The width of the machine will allow the company to offer a variety of trim sizes and its onsite recycled fiber plant will allow it the flexibility to transform waste paper into different grades of recycled pulp, Tissue World E-News reported.

Tac Investments purchased the Oconto Falls mill is April 2007, and following several equipment upgrades and revitalization projects, today is producing approximately 160 tpd of deink tissue there, with nearly 100 employees.

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