St. Croix Tissue Reports Successful Start-up of Andritz Tissue Machine

 

Andritz (Austria) has successfully completed the startup of the first of two supplied PrimeLineTM W8 tissue machines with steel yankees at the St. Croix Tissue mill in Maine, USA.

 

 

The machine has a design speed of 2,000 m/min. and a width of 5.6 meters. The yankee is manufactured entirely of steel and has a diameter of 18 ft. It enables efficient drying at minimized energy costs, and a safe operation.

Preparations are underway for startup of the second Andritz tissue machine supplied to St. Croix Tissue, which is scheduled for the end of July 2016. Both machines have an aggregate capacity of 126,000 tpy for the production of hygienic papers and napkin tissues.