Besides significantly improvement of paper quality, the new machine will produce 119 metric tons per day at a speed of 1830 m/min. Except for the existing Yankee dryer, which will be reused, all other machine’s compo- nents will be new and based on Voith's machine model VTM 3.

In addition to the new tissue machine and auxiliaries, Voith's scope of sup- ply includes: stock preparation, approach flow system, steam box, dust and mist removal systems, DCS systems and field services.

The project is scheduled to start in fall of this year, and the start-up is ex- pected for the end of 2017.

About Little Rapids Corporation

Little Rapids Corporation was founded by Charles Egan in 1947 and re- mains a family-owned business. The company’s core product lines serve the medical and beauty market segments, flexographic printing for a varie- ty of packaging markets, and tissue, MG paper, and wet crepe paper for the specialty paper market. With headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Green Bay, the company, which employs 435, also has a paper manu- facturing facility in Shawano, Wisconsin. In addition, the company donates to the region via the Little Rapids Corporation - Egan Family Foundation, a private foundation established by the Egan family in 1986 with the mission to fund charities in communities where Little Rapids Corporation has facili- ties.