China Zhenxin Jingpin launches RMB 150 million Phase-II project, adding four new tissue machines Zhenxin Jingpin recently broke ground on its Phase-II tissue paper project in Shaxian District, Sanming City, Fujian Province. The new phase builds on the success of the first line, which started up in 2022 and has been well received in the market. With a total investment of RMB 150 million, Phase-II includes one new warehouse, two additional workshops and four tissue machines. Once fully launched, the company’s overall capacity is expected to reach 120,000 tons per year.

China Vanov expands its focus on bamboo fiber sector for ecology amd 200,000-ton fluff-pulp project lands in Sichuan The Sichuan Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment has recently posted a notice proposing to approve the special bamboo-fiber functional materials project at BABO Healthy Bamboo Industry Park, submitted by Sichuan Vanov Ecological Technology Co., Ltd. The project comprises: one new pulping workshop housing a 250,000 t/a bleached bamboo-pulp line employing displacement cooking, oxygen delignification and element-free chlorine-free bleaching process; one pulp-sheet workshop housing a 204,000 t/a fluff-pulp forming line and a 46,000 t/a molded-fiber tableware pulp forming line; and one alkali-recovery workshop housing a 1,250 t/d solids-capacity recovery boiler and a plate-type evaporator set.

Guangdong will add 90,000 m² smart hygiene-products plant On 9 July, Phase II of a 90,000 m² intelligent factory for Guangdong Meijie Hygiene Products Co., Ltd. officially broke ground in Sanshui, Foshan, Guangdong Province. The project is not only another milestone in Meijie’s 60-mu self-owned industrial park blueprint but also a decisive step toward becoming a smart manufacturing hub for hygiene products. The facility will integrate internationally advanced production lines, intelligent warehousing and green, eco-friendly processes, substantially upgrading the company’s flexible manufacturing and large-scale OEM/ODM customization capabilities.

China Yusen adds three more crescent tissue machines from Shanghai Qingliang, further expanding tissue paper capacity China Yusen Group and Shanghai Qingliang have recently signed a new contract under which Yusen will purchase three crescent tissue machines from Shanghai Qingliang, each with a width of 2.85 m and design speed of 1,700 m/min. Prior to this order, Yusen had already sourced from Shanghai Qingliang four 3,550/1,400 high-speed crescent tissue machines (all launched in 2019) and one 2,850/1,600 high-speed crescent tissue machine (launched in May 2025).

China’s Hebei Beimiao Paper to build 250,000 tpy tissue paper project with 10 lines The government of Longyao County, Hebei Province, has published the environmental-impact evaluation for Beimiao Paper’s new premium tissue paper project. The 150-mu site in Lianzizhen Village will house 79,360 m² of buildings and 10 production lines including high-speed tissue machines and various auxiliary facilities and equipment. The capacity will reach 250,000 tpy of high-grade tissue paper after launching.

Longjing Paper rolls out China’s first 100 % bamboo-pulp, embossed kitchen towel Chongqing Longjing Paper has begun commercial production of embossed kitchen towels made entirely from bamboo pulp on its new PrimeLineHyTAD (HyTAD) tissue machine—the first of its kind worldwide supplied by Andritz. Launched at the end of April, the HyTAD line has already cleared stringent quality checks, delivering towels in basis weights of 20–30 g/m².

China Hubei Zhencheng Paper plans to build a 500,000 tpy bleached hardwood pulp project On June 19, the Jingzhou Municipal Ecological Environment Bureau released the first public notice on the environmental impact assessment of the Green Fiber Processing and Supporting Engineering Project by Hubei Zhencheng Paper Co., Ltd. According to the notice, the project is located in the Yangjiachang Industrial Park, Gong'an County, Hubei Province. The project involves the construction of a production line for 500,000 tons per year of bleached kraft hardwood pulp. The project site covers an area of 1,019 mu (approximately 679,300 square meters) and has a building area of 96,490 square meters. The construction will include workshops for material preparation, chemical pulping, alkali recovery, pulp board production, chemical preparation, as well as storage yards and warehouses. Supporting facilities such as an alkali furnace, water supply system, and air compressor station will also be provided.

China POI-TECH debuts four AI solutions in Hong Kong to slash costs and lighten management loads On 2 July, China POI-TECH hosted its AI product launch at the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC). Under the banner “AI Empowering Process Industries—Save More, Worry Less,” the company unveiled four new offerings: Process LLM 2.0, Production-Operation Agent, Production-Management Agent, and the AIoT Foundation Platform.

Guangxi Shuhui Paper’s TM3 in China successfully launched and put into production On June 30, the TM3 at Guangxi Shuhui Paper Co., Ltd. in China was successfully launched and put into production. This tissue machine, a crescent former type, was provided by Xi'an Weia Paper Machinery Co., Ltd. in China, with a width of 2,850 mm and a designed speed of 1,400 meters per minute.

The China POI-TECH AI new product launch was a great success On July 2, the POI-TECH AI new product launch concluded successfully. If enterprises are facing pressures such as high labor, energy, and raw material costs, as well as significant fluctuations in factory orders, or challenges such as a shortage of professional skills talent, lack of flexible operational experience, and inefficient cross-team collaboration in Southeast Asian factories, POI-TECH can help with its AI solutions. Leveraging the latest AI technology to drive the process industry towards revolutionary breakthroughs in “labor-saving, efficiency improvement, and reduced hassle,” it enables “elephants to dance” and makes complex systems “capable of thinking for themselves.”

China Guangxi Qingyun Paper Co., Ltd. successfully launched TM2 On June 22, the TM2 of Guangxi Qingyun Paper successfully launched and put into production. This crescent-type tissue machine, provided by China Xi’an Via, has a width of 2850mm and a designed speed of 1400m/min. In May this year, Guangxi Qingyun Paper had already successfully put the TM1 into production.