Zhaoqing Wanlong Fires up New TM in Guangdong, China

China’s Zhaoqing Wanlong Paper has kicked off trial production on a new 12,500-metric ton/yr tissue PM at its sole mill in Zhaoqing city, Guangdong province.

Provided by Chinese supplier Baotuo Paper Machinery Engineering, the machine has a trim width of 2.86 m and a design speed of 900 m/min. Its startup was initially scheduled for December 2017. The company did not explain the delay.

With the new unit, the mill’s total tissue capacity has been boosted to approximately 44,500 metric tons/yr.