DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Cesar Iglesias to install its first PM
Dominican Republic consumer products
company, Cesar Iglesias, which specializes in
food and cleaning products manufacturing, is
investing $15 million to build its first tissue
plant in San Pedro de Macorís province. The
new crescent former tissue PM, which will be
supplied by Italy's Over Meccanica, will be
designed to produce 18,000 tons/yr of tissue
paper and will have a speed of 1000 m/min. The
project also comprises a converting line.
According to Jesus Feris, Cesar Iglesias's
food manager, the Dominican Republic
consumes 25,000-30,000 tons/yr of tissue paper.
Most of it comes from Brazil and Venezuela.
Following market trends, the company
decided to expand its business in the paper sector
as it noticed that paper suppliers are already
investing in converting lines. "We believe this
investment will be a differential as we'll improve
our current portfolio and reduce our production
costs," Feris added.
The company currently owns five converting
machines that produce napkins and toilet papers
at its San Pedro de Macorís facility. Cesar
Iglesias's new PM will manufacture both
mentioned products and also tissue papers to be
sold in the local market. "Our plan is to obtain
raw material, such as hardwood and softwood
pulp, from neighbour countries that we're still
evaluating," Feris commented.
Founded in 1910, Cesar Iglesias's main
products are olive-oil, pastas and detergent.
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MEXICO
CMPC Absormex buys Voith machine
CMPC Tissue, Latin America's second largest
tissue paper manufacturer, acquired from Voith
Paper in early May a 5.6-m-wide machine to
manufacture tissue paper at its Absormex
subsidiary plant in Altamira, Mexico. The goal
is to increase production capacity to meet the
growing demand for its products in the Mexican
market.
The design speed of this new machine will
be 2000 m/min, with a 220-ton/day drying
capacity. The start-up is scheduled for the second
half of 2010.
Voith Paper's supply includes: approach
flow; the Masterjet II T headbox; Crescent
Former; press section; drying section with a
Voith Air Systems (PremiAir) hood and Voith
Ribbed Yankee cylinder; erection, start-up and
commissioning services, in addition to the
engineering required for the project.
Voith Paper will also be responsible for the
supply of the electrical and mechanical packages,
including erection and commissioning of all the
equipment necessary for the machine to operate,
by means of the PLP (Process Line Package)
system.
After the successful implementation of the
ATMOS technology at the CMPC Talagante
mill, in Chile, this is the first project between
Voith Paper and CMPC, which shows the
excellent relationship between the companies
says Voith.
CMPC Tissue, which is the Consumers
Products business of the larger Chilean pulp and
paper Empresas CMPC group, is one of the two
main absorbent and disposable paper products
groups in Latin America. In 2008, the company's
consolidated sales reached $870 million.
Voith Paper São Paulo has supplied
machines to over 50 countries and is recognized
worldwide by its technical competence and high
quality. Its machines respond for about 80% of
the Brazilian production of writing and printing
papers. Besides, the Center of Competence
(COC) for the development and manufacture of
tissue machines is also located at Voith Paper
São Paulo.
Metso machine starts up at Fapsa
The Metso supplied Advantage DCT 100 TS
tissue machine came successfully on stream on
19 June 2009 at Fabrica De Papel San Francisco
SA de CV (Fapsa) in Mexicali, Mexico.
Metso’s scope of delivery comprised a
complete tissue machine equipped with an
OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a 16-foot Metso Yankee
cylinder, an Advantage AirCap yankee hood,
sheet control, tail threading equipment and an
Advantage SoftReel P reel. The design speed
of the 2.6-m-wide tissue machine is 2200 m/min.
“We are extremely satisfied with the
performance of the machine during start-up. The
machine climbed the start-up curve very
smoothly and efficiently. Just 12 days after the
start-up it was making saleable paper at 2100
m/min without any difficulties. This is certainly
our best start-up ever, says Darío Palma y Meza
Espinoza, plant manager at Fabrica De Papel
San Francisco.
The new machine is the company’s second
Advantage DCT 100 TS tissue machine. Fabrica
De Papel San Francisco has successfully been
operating its first tissue machine of the same
type since 2006. The machine set a world speed
record for tissue production earlier this year by
running at an average speed of 2160 m/min
during 24 hours.
The new tissue line will use 100% recycled fibre
as raw material and will add another 30,000
tons/yr of bathroom tissue, napkin and towel
grades to the company’s current production.
Fabrica De Papel San Francisco now operates
four tissue production lines and converting
facilities, delivering tissue products for the
Mexican market.
USA
First Quality plans 70,000 tons/yr TAD
First Quality Tissue, based in Great Neck,
New York, has announced plans to build an
additional tissue/towel manufacturing facility.
The plans include a TAD tissue machine and
a complete line of converting equipment,
which will significantly expand company
capacity and confirm its commitment to the
tissue and towel industry. Details of the
purchase have been finalized and engineering
is under way.
First Quality is finalizing its site selection
decision among two alternative locations and
expects the new mill to be operational in 2011.
First Quality currently operates two TAD tissue
facilities with a combined capacity of
approximately 150,000 tons/yr. The new TAD
machine will add 70,000 tons/yr or more. For
more information about the First Quality Group
of companies, visit www.firstquality.com.
Buckman looks to the future with new identity
Buckman now has a new name and a new look.
Dropping the word Laboratories from its
corporate logo, the company is now known
simply as Buckman, a reflection of its growth
from a small laboratory selling a few chemicals
to a global supplier of not only chemistries but
also knowledge, service, expertise, and
continuous improvement.
The company’s global message is embodied
in a concise new tagline “Commitment makes
the best chemistry.” The new message reflects
the way Buckman does business – the
collaboration, creativity, and service that create
measurable ROI for its customers. It speaks not
only of the actual chemistry Buckman creates,
but more importantly it speaks to the importance
of the personal chemistry that has made
Buckman’s relationships with its customers longlasting,
successful partnerships. The commitment
is further evidenced in Buckman’s stability as
a company, and the company’s tremendous and
purely organic growth that is so important in
current times.
CANADA
Cascades takes Atlantic Packaging
Canadian company Cascades Inc, a leader in
recovery and in green packaging and tissue paper
products, has announced that it has completed
the acquisition of the tissue division of Atlantic
Packaging Products Ltd. The estimated value of
the transaction is about C$60 million.
This acquisition will enable Cascades to increase
its annual production capacity by 50,000 tons
of recycled paper and its converting capacity by
about 63,000 tons adding close to C$100
million/yr in sales.
According to Suzanne Blanchet, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Cascades Tissue
Group, "Cascades Tissue Group has dedicated
considerable resources to the development of
the Cascades Enviro100% recycled brand, to the
point where it is now considered to be the number
one green brand in the country, according to AC
Nielsen.
“This transaction will enable us to further
the development of the Cascades Enviro100%
recycled brand particularly in central and western
Canada by bringing us closer to our customers
who are located west of Quebec."
In commenting on the transaction, Alain
Lemaire, President and Chief Executive Officer,
stated: "This acquisition allows us to further
consolidate our position as a leader in the
development of environmentally responsible
products. Atlantic Packaging Products Ltd has
been using recycled fibres to manufacture its
products for many years. Building on this
experience, Cascades will ensure that its
environmentally sound principles are applied to
existing processes, namely, with regards to green
chemistry and minimal consumption of water
and energy."
