Feb 18, 2014. /Lesprom Network/. First Quality Tissue has made plans to add two additional TAD paper machines with an estimated annual capacity of 140,000 tons at locations to be announced over the next 30 days. The startup of these machines is expected to be in the 3Q 2015 and 3Q 2016, respectively, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network. 

First Quality Tissue noted that the installation of its already-purchased ATMOS tissue machine, with expected annual capacity of 70,000 tons, is well underway with an expected startup in the 1Q 2016 at the existing Anderson, South Carolina site.

Upon the completion of the above-mentioned machine installations, First Quality Tissue will increase its total number of tissue machines to 7 with an estimated capacity of 500,000 tons.

First Quality Tissue is a privately held leading manufacturer of ultra-premium towel and tissue products.