Report on Mexico

Mexico: Latin American tissue paper capacity leader

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Figure 1 Bar chart displaying the distribution of paper machine widths comparing Mexico with other T&T machines in Latin America.

Figure 2 Bar chart displaying the distribution of paper machine technical ages comparing Mexico with other T&T machines in Latin America.

Figure 3 Bar chart displaying the distribution of paper machine annual production rates comparing Mexico with other T&T machines in Latin America.

Figure 4 Bar chart displaying the distribution of paper cash cost to the reel comparing Mexico with other T&T machines in Latin America.

Figure 5 Pareto chart of T&T production capacity for Latin America. Note that two countries stand out with the highest production capacity: Mexico and Brazil.

Figure 6 Pie chart displaying the % of tissue machine dispersion by country. Note that more than one half of the machines in Latin America are located in Mexico (20%) and Brazil (38%).

Figure 7 Bubble chart comparing by-country production capacity to machine technical age with bubble size representing the number of machines making up the country production.

Figure 8 Map of Latin America locating paper machine producing cities. Note: Integrated (squares) and paper-only (circles) mills are differentiated on the map as is the production capacity (shading) of each country.

Figure 9 Map zoom highlighting Mexico