First Quality Tissue, a privately held leading manufacturer of ultra-premium towel and tissue products announces the strategic expansion plans.

 

The company has made plans to add two additional TAD paper machines with an estimated annual capacity of 140,000 tons. The startup of these machines is expected to be Q3 2015 and Q3 2016 respectively.

 

The installation of its already purchased ATMOS tissue machine, with expected annual capacity of 70,000 tons is well underway with an expected startup of Q1 2016 at the existing Anderson, SC site.

 

“First Quality leadership recognizes, and is totally aware of the requirements and expectations of our customers and our needs in the ultra-premium category. Consistent with our business philosophy we are focused on our business dynamics, our customers and ultimately our consumers who use and value our products. Additional state of the art capacity ensures, in a more comfortable and confident fashion, the growth and continuous needs of our customers”.

 

Since inception, almost eleven years ago, First Quality Tissue has been committed to providing ultra-premium tissue and towel products to its customers in the United States, Canada and select International locations. The company has already installed four state of the art Through- Air-Dried (TAD) machines – two in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and two in Anderson, South Carolina. These strategic announcements will bring their total number of tissue machines to 7 with an estimated capacity of 500,000 tons.

 

First Quality Tissue, is a member company, of the privately held First Quality group of companies, headquartered in Great Neck, New York a leading manufacturer of nondiscretionary consumer products.