ANDRITZ receives order from Chongqing Double Elephant

International technology Group
ANDRITZ has received an order to supply four new needlepunch lines for nonwoven
production from Chongqing Double Elephant Microfiber Material Co., Ltd., China.

These lines are scheduled for
installation and start-up in the fourth quarter of 2021.

The needlepunch lines by ANDRITZ are
designed to process islands-in-the-sea fibres dedicated mainly to the
production of high-quality synthetic leather products. Once completed, the
lines will produce 30 million meters a year of microfiber nonwoven materials.

The production lines are equipped
with an ANDRITZ carding machine and the newly developed Profile® crosslapper as
well as the advanced-technology ProWid closed-loop system from ANDRITZ. The
system can monitor the weight uniformity (CV%) of the entire product online and
predict the weight distribution changes caused by the bonding process. In
addition, the web weight can be reduced by controlled stretching, which solves
the issue of fibre accumulation at the edges caused by traditional crosslapping
methods. Both the weight and the uniformity of the product can be automatically
adjusted via the closed-loop function as set on the ANDRITZ gauge.

Chongqing Double Elephant Microfiber
Material Co., Ltd., wholly owned by listed Wuxi Double Elephant Microfiber
Materials Co., Ltd., is located in the Changshou National Economic and
Technological Development Zone of Chongqing City. The company is active in the
research, development and manufacture of microfiber materials, polyurethane
synthetic leather and polyurethane resin.

International technology group
ANDRITZ offers a broad portfolio of innovative plants, equipment, systems and
services for the pulp and paper industry, the hydropower sector, the metals
processing and forming industry, pumps, solid/liquid separation in the
municipal and industrial sectors, as well as animal feed and biomass pelleting.
Plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning, recycling, and the production
of nonwovens and panelboard complete the global product and service offering.
Innovative products and services in the industrial digitalization sector are
offered under the brand name Metris and help customers to make their plants
more user-friendly, efficient and profitable. The publicly listed group has
around 27,200 employees and more than 280 locations in over 40 countries.