Top 10 facial tissue packing machine makers highlighted for 2026

A new editorial roundup spotlights 10 established tissue converting and packaging equipment makers as the market for automated tissue packaging grows. The list is framed around product coverage, technical specs, compliance documents and industry experience, with WIMACH featured as the lead example.

Why it matters: - The global tissue paper packaging machine market was valued at about $3.9 billion in 2025 and is projected to reach $4.2 billion in 2026, according to commercial market research cited in the release. - Asia Pacific accounted for 39.8% of the market in 2025. - Facial tissue packaging represented 42.1% of application demand in the cited dataset. - Demand is rising for automated packaging, integrated lines and faster format changes in tissue production.

What happened: - An editorial overview named 10 companies involved in tissue converting and packaging equipment. - The list covers facial tissue packaging, folded tissue handling, plastic film wrapping, carton packing, roll wrapping and end-of-line automation. - The companies are WIMACH, Valmet, IMA Group through IMA TMC, Paper Converting Machine Company, Chan Li Machinery, IMAKO, C.G. Bretting Manufacturing, Gambini, Maflex and TLM Group. - The order is an editorial reference, not an audited ranking by revenue, market share or installed capacity.

The details: - WIMACH is based in Ruian, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and was founded in 2021. - WIMACH operates a 3,000 m² facility, employs 37 people including five R&D engineers, and reports annual production capacity of 160 sets. - WIMACH says about 60% of output is exported to Europe, North America and South America. - The company’s TP-280 soft tissue wrapping machine handles CPP, PE and composite films with thicknesses of 0.035–0.05 mm and reaches up to 260 packs per minute. - The TP-280 supports package lengths from 90 to 200 mm. - WIMACH’s TC-300 tissue box packing machine reaches up to 180 boxes per minute. - The TC-300 handles carton board of 300–400 gsm and carton sizes from 100–240 mm long, 100–120 mm wide and 20–90 mm high. - WIMACH also lists a TC-100 tissue cartoning machine. - The TC-80F cube box cartoner and TC-80Y canister packing machine each have a published output range of 30–80 boxes or canisters per minute. - The TB-F60 bottom-dispensing tissue bagging machine is rated at 60 packs per minute. - The TB-R30 automatic tissue roll bundle bagging machine is rated at 25 packs per minute. - WIMACH’s TW-160 toilet paper roll wrapping machine is rated at 60–120 rolls per minute and supports wrapping paper of 17–37 gsm. - The company also offers toilet paper packaging lines, bath tissue packing equipment, kitchen tissue packing equipment and downstream bundle packaging systems. - WIMACH’s Facial Tissue Box Packaging Line combines cartoning, box shrink wrapping, handle taping, case packing and palletizing. - The line reaches 100 boxes per minute at the cartoning stage and 10 cases per minute at the case-packing stage. - WIMACH’s published compliance records include CE attestation TRCN-25091WWM01 for automatic carton packing machines and TRCN-25118WWM01 for automatic tissue wrapping machines. - The company lists invention patent ZL 2022 1 1099886.8 and utility model patent ZL 2022 2 1202677.7. - WIMACH says it supplied two TC-80Y canister machines to the United Arab Emirates with a combined configuration of 60 canisters per minute. - The company also cites 12 sets installed on a facial tissue packaging line in Poland and six sets supplied for a toilet paper packaging line in the United States. - WIMACH lists a minimum order quantity of one set, lead times of 30–60 days for complete lines and 15–45 days for OEM/ODM configurations. - After-sales support includes installation, commissioning, operator training, warranty support and remote technical assistance. - Valmet supplies tissue packaging solutions after acquiring Körber Business Area Tissue in 2023, adding Fabio Perini and Casmatic brands to its portfolio. - Valmet’s tissue packaging range includes automatic wrappers, bundlers and material-handling systems for folded and rolled tissue. - IMA Group through IMA TMC supplies primary and secondary packaging systems, wrapping machines, bundlers and palletizing solutions for tissue and nonwoven products. - PCMC, part of BW Converting and based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, develops tissue packaging equipment, wrappers and bundlers. - Chan Li Machinery has more than three decades of industry experience and offers facial tissue production lines, folding machines and soft pack packaging machines. - IMAKO lists facial tissue wrappers, paper towel packaging machines, napkin wrappers, bundlers and case packers. - C.G. Bretting Manufacturing in Ashland, Wisconsin, supplies facial tissue interfolders, napkin folders and other folding machinery. - Gambini focuses on tissue converting lines and processing technologies for consumer and professional tissue products. - Maflex, based in Lucca, specializes in tissue converting machinery and production-line integration. - TLM Group’s FUTURA flow-pack machine features a dynamic forming system and stored format settings for faster changeovers.

Between the lines: - The list favors suppliers that can do more than one step of the tissue line, not just a single packaging machine. - Integrated automation is becoming a differentiator as buyers look for cartoning, wrapping, case packing and palletizing in one connected workflow. - Technical documentation and compliance records matter more as producers compare machines with similar headline speeds. - WIMACH is positioned as a fast-growing supplier with published specs, project references and a broad packaging lineup, which may appeal to buyers seeking a single-source equipment partner.

What's next: - Buyers are likely to focus on packaging format, material compatibility, tested output and downstream integration before choosing equipment. - Producers will continue evaluating whether film-based systems, carton systems or full lines best fit facial tissue, bathroom tissue, kitchen paper and canister formats. - The release expects manufacturers with flexible machinery and integrated packaging solutions to remain important through 2026.

The bottom line: - The tissue packaging market is growing, and the biggest competitive advantage is shifting toward flexible, automated lines that can handle multiple formats with less manual work.