A new Toscotec (Italy) AHEAD-2.0S tissue line has started up at the Portucel Soporcel Goup’s Vila Velha de Ródão mill in the east of Portugal. The mill already operates an AHEAD-2.0S tissue line that started up in 2009. 

  

Jose Miranda, head of Tissue of Grupo Portucel–Soporcel, reported that the "the new TM 2 is running at an speed of 1,900 m/min. only two weeks after the startup date, producing high quality tissue."

 

 

 

The new TM 2 project included a stock preparation plant for virgin pulp, AHEAD-2.0S tissue machine with a Steel Yankee Dryer TT SYD-15FT, Milltech hood and air systems, electrification and control system, additional plants, and complete engineering and erection activities. With a daily production of 110 metric tons, AMS BR Star Paper has increased its production to better satisfy the growing market’s demand and to follow the Group’s strategic option to diversify its activity in the tissue business.

As a leading force in the international pulp and paper market, the Portucel Soporcel Group is one of Portugal's strongest brands on the world stage. In June 2013, it was honored as the "Best Company in Europe" by the European Business Awards in the category "Business of the Year." As part of its strategy of international expansion, the Goup has embarked on a new cycle of sustained growth on two fronts: by consolidating projects currently underway, and moving into new business areas. In Europe, the Group has decided to diversify into tissue paper, with the aim of establishing itself as a major player in the European market.