Mexico’s GrandBay Group has invested in a Toscotec-supplied AHEAD 2.2 tissue machine for start-up at its Blue Tissue plant in Apizaco.
PM2 is expected to be started up in the first half of 2027 and will have a sheet width of 2.7m and a production capacity of up to 30,000tpy, producing premium toilet tissue and kitchen towel paper.
The scope of supply features a complete turnkey plant and includes the stock preparation system, which Toscotec said is designed to achieve the premium quality of the final tissue product.
The machine includes TT NextPress shoe press technology combined with TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer and high-efficiency TT Hoods.
GrandBay Paper is a leading Latin American tissue paper company that manufactures personal and home care products.
This repeat order marks the third major installation for GrandBay Group in five years, with the new line in Mexico following the delivery of tissue plants for GrandBay Group subsidiaries Papelera Internacional (Guatemala) and Papeles Nacionales (Colombia).
