Following the successful startup of its TM1 tissue machine, Hebei Yihoucheng Commodity, one of the leading producers of sanitary papers in China, has placed a follow-up order with Andritz, Graz, Austria, for another PrimeLineCOMPACT II tissue machine with a steel yankee. Startup is scheduled for the end of 2015.

The machine has a design speed of 1,600 m/min and a width of 2.85 meters. The steel yankee’s diameter is 3.66 meters. Andritz’s scope of supply also includes the complete stock preparation plant, automation, and drives.