Mar 19, 2004. /Lesprom Network/. Austrian technology group Andritz has received an order to supply another CrescentFormer tissue machine to Hengan Holding Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-quality tissue products in China, Lesprom.ru learned from the corporate press-release. The new machine will be the third consecutive installation of an Andritz tissue line for Hengan. It will be erected at a greenfield site in Weifang City, Shandong Province. Start-up is planned for the third quarter of 2005. The first two Andritz machines are located in Changde City, Hunan Province, and have been in operation with big success since 1998 and 2002, respectively. The new 5,550 mm wide tissue machine for high quality and very soft tissue paper will have an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons and a design speed of 2,000 m/min. A two-layer headbox with dilution profiling system will ensure the excellent paper quality required by Hengan. The Andritz scope of supply also comprises the virgin fiber stock preparation and fiber recovery. Publicly listed Andritz Group is a global market leader for advanced production systems for pulp and paper, steel and other specialized industries. As of December 31, 2003, Andritz had a staff of 4,771 employees worldwide. It develops and makes its high-tech systems at 16 production sites (Austria, Germany, Finland, Denmark, France, Netherlands, USA, Canada and China)