(…) Suparma has started trial runs on a second-hand tissue paper machine at its Surabaya mill on the Indonesian island of Java.

Tests on the 15,000 tonne/yr unit, which was previously operated at an unspecified European mill, kicked off on May 3. Commercial production is scheduled to follow shortly.

Poland's PMP supplied a new reel and tail threading and sheet stabilization systems. The project cost totals $5 million.

The Surabaya mill houses six other machines with a total capacity of 150,000 tonnes/yr of cartonboard, newsprint, printing/writing, tissue and kraft papers.