Metso to supply a third tissue machine for Mexican company
Metso’s scope of delivery will comprise a complete 2.6-m-wide Advantage tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a Metso Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap yankee hood, sheet control, tail threading equipment, an Advantage WetDust dust management system and an Advantage SoftReel reel.The value of the order will not be disclosed. This kind of production line is typically valued at 10-15 million Euros, depending on capacity and scope of delivery.The new tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The line will use 100 percent recycled fiber as raw material and will add another 30,000 tons per year of bathroom tissue, napkin and towel grades.The delivery is a repeat order from Fabrica De Papel San Francisco. They now successfully operate two Advantage tissue machines at their Mexicali facility, one started up in 2006 and the other in 2009. The company’s PM4 set a world speed record of 2,160 meters per minute in 2009.