Sipat S.A. (Societé Industrielle Des Papiers "Tissues") reports the startup of two rebuilt tissue machines (PM. 1 and PM. 2) at its mill in Meknes, Morocco. The rebuild projects were conducted by Toscotec, Italy.
The Sipat mill has a tissue production capacity of 16,000 tpy, some 70% which is absorbed by the domestic Moroccan market, with the remainder being exported to Senegal and Tunisia. The company produces facial tissues, toilet tissue, table napkins, and kitchen towels.
The PM 1 rebuild affected the dry end area of the production line with the installation of a new hood and a new steam and condensate system, increasing the machine drying capacity and thus the production of higher basis weight grades. The PM 2 rebuild goal was to increase both the paper quality and the production speed with the following upgrades: approach flow and headbox modification, a new steel dryer TT SYD 2500MM with new steam and condensate system, steam hood rebuild, and upgrade of the vacuum system.
The rebuilds were completed on time and both were handled by Toscotec on a turn key basis. With the rebuilds, Sipat can now optimize the production cycle, both in terms of production flexibility and in energy costs, while improving paper quality.
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