Austria based manufacturer of nonwoven technologies Andritz Nonwoven has received an order from China based Hangzhou Pengtu for a spunlace line, with a working width of 3.6 metres. The new nonwovens line will have an annual capacity of 20,000 tons for production of spunlace fabrics from 30 to 80 gsm, and is scheduled for start up in third quarter of 2017.

The order includes an Andritz Nexline spunlace excelle line with two TT cards, a Jetlace Essentiel hydroentanglement unit and a Nexdry through-air dryer are also part of the order. Hangzhou Pengtu plans to invest in six spunlace lines within the next three years. (AR)