Eurovast, Italy, has ordered from Toscotec, Italy, a new tissue line for its Cartiera della Basilica Lugliano-Bagni di Lucca (LU) mill. The new machine will have a maximum production capacity of more than 30.000 metric tpy and a width at the winder of 2,800 mm. It will start up in the first quarter of 2014.

Eurovast, managed by the Romano family and headed by entrepreneur Vincenzo Romano, has been active in the tissue market since the early 1990s. The company currently has a production capacity of more than 70,000 metric tpy, with a total plant surface area of 36,000 square meters (three paper production plants and two processing plants located in the Lucca region in Bagni di Lucca, Villa Basilica, Lanciole, Capannori, and Borgo a Mozzano).
 

The company introduced its Rotolotto® brand to the market in 1994. Rotolotto is the first single roll tissue (typical of the industrial sector) for domestic use. For Eurovast, this product was the driving force for growth and expansion that continues today with a complete range that includes the Fior di Carta® and Fior di Carta Lifestyle® brands.

The new Toscotec line includes a MODULO plus crescent former in double press configuration and a steel yankee dryer TT SYD-3200MM with a maximum speed of 1,500 m/min. The machine will be installed at the existing site following dismantling of the existing machine. Engineering services, assembly supervision, commissioning, and startup will be handled by Toscotec.

Eurovast notes that the new investment will ensure continuation of the growth process that begun in 2007, allowing the company to adopt new papermaking systems aimed at improved paper quality. For example, the purchase in 2008 and 2011 of new machinery for the paper transformation-converting plant led to an improvement in product quality and aesthetics.