Customer case:

Large scope of supply to SCA Mexico

Aug 12, 2015

The Sahagun site in southern Mexico is flat and open and SCA could lay out the plant in the most optimal way and implement state of the art practices in all areas of the tissue mill project. A major share of the total project was awarded Valmet which included the complete process from engineering to the jumbo roll storage.

"Big and beautiful" flash through a visitor's mind when arriving at SCA's tissue facility near Sahagun in southern Mexico. The site is flat and open and SCA could lay out the plant in the most optimal way and implement state of the art practices in all areas of the project.

A major share of the total project was awarded Valmet which included the complete process; engineering and automation system, from the waste paper conveyer to and including the jumbo roll storage. In addition an auxiliary package order also covered among others; electricity, water treatment plant, natural gas piping and steam boiler. 

It is more important who you partner with and how completely you manage every aspect of the project than the execution method."
Jim Haeffele, V.P Tissue Technology, SCA, NA

Summary

Location Sahagun, Mexico
Customer challenge Greenfield tissue mill
Solution "Almost" turn key delivery from Valmet including Advantage DCT 200TS tissue machine, de-inking plant, execution services and extensive auxiliary equipment for the tissue mill
Results The project started up on time, on the very day it was planned to. The tissue line is producing bathroom tissue of high quality based on sorted office waste.
Keywords Tissue, North America, New lines

Tissue machine data

Tissue machine type Advantage DCT 200TS
Production (18 gsm) 207 TPD
Sheet design  Single layer
Paper width on reel 5 500 mm
Design speed 2 000 m/min
Basis weight range on reel 14,5 - 18 gsm
Creping ration range 13-20%
Yankee diameter 18 ft (5 500 mm)