HengAn Group, China, following the recent startup of its ninth Andritz (Graz, Austria) tissue machine, this past week announced that it has ordered four more Andritz tissue machines with steel yankees for its mills in Changde and Chongqing, China. After startup, scheduled for 2014, the HengAn Group will be producing on a total of 13 Andritz tissue machines.
The four new tissue machines, all of the type PrimeLineTM W8, each have a design speed of 2,000 meters/min and a width of 5.6 meters. The scope of supply also includes four steel yankees, each with a diameter of 18 ft., the complete stock preparation plant, and the automation equipment.
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