Saudi Arabia’s Crown Paper Mill is to boost its high-quality tissue production capacity after investing in a second Valmet-supplied Advantage DCT 200 tissue line.
Start-up is scheduled for the second half of 2025 and the tissue line will have a design speed of 2,200m/min, a width of 5.6m, and a production capacity of 70,000tpy.
The scope of supply includes an OptiFlo headbox, Yankee cylinder, extensive automation package and flow control valves.
It will also feature a ViscoNip press, AirCap Heli hood with air system, WetDust systems and a SoftReel reel as well as a Focus Rewinder.
The Advantage DCT 200 is the first tissue machine installed at the company’s new site in Dammam area in Saudi Arabia, after the first Valmet-supplied line started-up at Crown Paper’s Abu Dhabi site in March 2019.
Abdullah Al Katheeb, Managing Director, Crown Paper Mill, said: “The cutting-edge technology and unwavering support have elevated our operations. We look forward to continued collaboration and shared success.”
Headquartered in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, Crown Paper Mill is a leading producer of jumbo tissue paper rolls in the region.
The mill has an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of tissue for facial, toilet, kitchen, towel, napkin, C-fold and carrier grades for the United Arab Emirates’ market and surrounding region.
