SINGAPORE, Dec. 1, 2009 (RISI) - India's Pudumjee Agro Industries has completed a revamp of tissue machine PM 6 at its mill in Pune city, Maharashtra state.

The Rupee 150 million ($3.2 million) upgrade saw the installation of a new rewinder and a rebuild of the unit's wire part last month.

Toscotec was the main supplier for the revamp, which increased the speed of PM 6 from 500 m/min to 750 m/min, and increased its capacity by 25% to 15,000 tonnes/yr.

(Picture from Perini Journal no.31)

The Pune facility houses another tissue machine, the 12,500 tonne/yr PM 7. The paper produced at the site is both converted internally and sold in the domestic market.