Heidenheim, Germany, 19 February 2008 -- Voith Paper has been selected to supply critical equipment to six tissue deinking plants, including upgrades at von Drehle Corporation, Cordova, North Carolina, USA; ST Paper, Oconto Falls, Wisconsin, USA; and a new complete deinking system to Fabrica de Papel San Francisco in Mexicali, Mexico.

Voith Paper is supplying state-of-the-art equipment in all areas of the fiber preparation process including:

MultiFoil Rotor and C-bar Basket Screening Technology - for highest quality tissue and high stickies removal efficiency.

EcoMizer Technology – an energy saving solution for fine cleaning systems.

Compact Washer - a customizable washer suited to solve specific deashing or thickening application for the preparation of pulp for tissue.

EcoDirect Dispersion - The energy efficient disk disperger for the detachment of ink particles from fibers and the reduction of the size of the remaining ink particles and stickies.

The Voith Paper Fiber Systems for Tissue strategy is to provide the optimum operating efficiency for the removal of printing inks and stickies at minimum specific energy consumption and virtually negligible fiber losses.

Voith Paper is a division of Voith and is one of the leading partners to the paper industry. More than a third of worldwide paper production is produced on Voith Paper machines.

Voith has a current workforce of 37,000, sales of EUR 4 billion and more than 270 locations worldwide. It is one of the largest family-owned enterprises in Europe.