The quick answer: 2026 bands
| Class | 2026 band | What you're actually buying |
|---|---|---|
| Toilet paper converting — manual/basic | USD 10,000–50,000 | Rewinder-perforator, band saw or log cutter, wrapper — converting bought jumbo rolls into retail rolls; a workable small line ≈USD 25,000 |
| Converting — automatic | Six figures to ≈USD 1M | High-speed rewinding, log handling, auto packing — the branded-volume tier |
| Tissue mill (making the paper) | Project class | Pulping and a paper machine — heavy industry; treat sub-six-figure "paper mill" listings as partial systems |
| Egg tray forming machine | From USD 8,000 | 1,000–3,000 pieces/hour entry class |
| Egg tray small plant | ≈USD 30,000 | Forming plus pulping and drying, ±20,000 trays/day — waste paper in, trays out |
The jumbo roll is the business
A converting operation's real dependency is its jumbo roll supply — price, consistency and availability of the parent rolls decide your cost per pack before the machine touches anything. Contract the rolls before the machine, know your grammage and ply strategy, and treat wrapping film and cores as the working-capital lines they are. Egg tray plants flip the logic: the feedstock is waste paper, cheap and local — there the constraints are drying energy and the offtake contracts with egg farms.
What the machine price leaves out
- The landed leg — 25–45% on top of ex-works; build it in the estimator.
- Drying energy (egg trays) — the drying line is the energy bill; sun-drying saves capital and costs consistency.
- Packing and branding — retail toilet paper sells by the wrapped pack; the wrapper is not optional at shelf tier.
- Commissioning and training — part of our delivery, because rated speed on day one isn't automatic.
What you're buying from CISH
Converting and tray plants delivered working: configuration for your market, OEM audit, FAT before shipment, freight and clearing, installation, training and documented handover — as one contract. Start with how turnkey delivery works.