Filling the Packing

Description

Filling the Packing – Finally, the tobacco leaves are conveyed to the carton presses while still warm. In order to ensure a continuous process, twin plants are used, which means that two cartons are filled at the same time. The cartons are positioned – hydraulically clamped – on a weighing scale. Located above them are feed hoppers that are filled fully automatically with the entire filling quantity of 200 kilograms per carton. The tobacco is then pressed into the carton by a hydraulic plunger in a single operation. The goal is to pack a large amount of tobacco into the smallest possible space. All the cartons are then sent from here to raw tobacco warehouses all over the world. The tobacco then matures there, like a good wine, for up to two years in some cases. Slow fermentation without any heat development produces a softer, more rounded flavour. Only now has it reached its full flavour, and is ready to be used in the Primary.