Customer: Papel San Francisco
Production: Tissue
Supplier: Valmet
Description: Valmet will supply an Advantage DCT 100TS tissue production line to Papel San Francisco in Mexico. Papel San Francisco currently has five Valmet lines in operation, started up between 2006 and 2020. TM9 is currently under delivery and will start up in 2024. The upcoming delivery of TM10 in 2025 will mark a milestone for Valmet as it features the 100th ViscoNip press that Valmet has delivered to customers globally over the years. The press has been recognized among tissue producers for its unique flexibility, uniformity, energy saving capability and high-quality tissue paper.
Details: The new tissue machine will have a width of 2.8 m and a design speed of 2,200 m/min. It will add 30,000 tons of tissue paper per year to Papel San Francisco’s current production of toilet tissue, kitchen towels and napkins.
Valmet’s scope of delivery will comprise an Advantage DCT 100TS tissue machine. The machine will be equipped with an OptiFlo headbox and cast alloy Yankee cylinder. The machine will also feature the well proven Advantage tissue technology including a ViscoNip press, an AirCap hood and the WetDust dust system. Start up and commissioning are included in the delivery.
Start up: The new TM10 machine will be installed at the company’s mill in Mexicali and the start up is planned for the second quarter 2025.