PMP modernizes headbox, press at Wepa tissue mill in Poland

JELENIA GÓRA, Poland, July 7, 2009 (Press Release) - We would like to announce that in April 2009, PMPoland S.A. - member of PMP Group delivered to Wepa Professional Piechowice modernization of headbox and press part rebuild.

Wepa Professional Piechowice is a producer of toilet paper and towels. It is only one producer in Poland that manufacture 1-ply paper from deinking recycled paper. Paper is in class between cellulose paper and recycled paper. Wepa Professional Piechowice has provide well known local market brands, like IRYS, OCH, AFNE.

PMPoland S.A. supplied a modernization of single-layer headbox installed on the existing fourdrinier machine, PM#2, with a pondside width of 3,247 mm and a design speed of 600 mpm as well as rebuild of press part in the area of YD's doctors. The main goal of the project is quality improvements with both basis weight and formation. PMP's technical solutions and high quality manufacturing techniques resulted in Wepa Professional Piechowice choosing PMP to meet their project requirements.

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