First Quality Plans New ATMOS Tissue Machine for Anderson Mill

First Quality Tissue, Great Neck, N.Y., USA, reportedly will install a Voith ATMOS Technology tissue machine at its Anderson, S.C., USA, mill. Expected startup is in 2014.

First Quality Tissue LLC began production in December 2004, using through Air Drying (TAD) technology. The company currently operates two TAD machines in Anderson (the most current one just starting up) and two in Lock Haven, Pa. With both TAD machines in full production at Anderson, the company effectively doubled its tissue capacity to approximately 300,000 tpy.

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