Turkuvaz enhances baby diapers portfolio with ANDRITZ upgrade to the absorbent core
GRAZ, JULY 18, 2025. International technology group ANDRITZ has completed a service retrofit for the Turkish company Turkuvaz at its Sakarya plant, integrating diversion channel technology into its baby diaper lines. This upgrade enables Turkuvaz to produce game-changing diapers with enhanced core absorption and maximum comfort for babies.
In addition to improved wearability and a better fit for babies, the incorporation of channel technology ensures superior performance in terms of rewet and acquisition time. It also enables more even distribution throughout the core, reducing the so-called sagging effect. Furthermore, raw material costs are lowered compared to conventional diaper cores.
Sedat Mala, General Manager of Turkuvaz, stated: “This project was crucial for the diversification of our product offering, and having a responsive and customized solutions provider was essential for our business. We are confident that this collaboration will significantly strengthen our market position and drive future growth.”
Turkuvaz already operates nine converting lines and one spunlace line from ANDRITZ, underlining the company’s confidence in ANDRITZ as a reliable and innovative partner.
Turkuvaz quality control team and ANDRITZ service manager at one of the upgraded converting lines (from left to right): Ülay Tören Yilmaz, Marco Buontempo (ANDRITZ), Simge Kara, Zehra Özdamar
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ANDRITZ GROUP
International technology group ANDRITZ provides advanced plants, equipment, services, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries, including pulp and paper, metals, hydropower, environmental, and others. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in Austria, the publicly listed group employs about 30,000 people at 280 locations in over 80 countries.
As a global leader in technology and innovation, ANDRITZ is committed to fostering progress that benefits customers, partners, employees, society, and the environment. The company’s growth is driven by sustainable solutions enabling the green transition, advanced digitalization for highest industrial performance, and comprehensive services that maximize the value of customers’ plants over their entire life cycle. ANDRITZ. FOR GROWTH THAT MATTERS.
ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER
ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper provides sustainable technology, automation, and service solutions for the production of all types of pulp, paper, board and tissue. The technologies and services focus on increased production efficiency, lower overall operating costs as well as innovative decarbonization strategies and autonomous plant operation.
The product portfolio also includes boilers for power generation, various nonwoven technologies, and panelboard (MDF) production systems. With waste-to-value recycling, shredding and energy solutions, waste and by-product streams from production are converted into valuable secondary raw materials as well as into sustainable resources for energy generation. State-of-the-art IIoT technologies as part of Metris digitalization solutions complete the comprehensive product offering.
