Saudi Paper Group (SPG) and Toscotec have signed an agreement of understanding for the supply of a new tissue line to be installed at SPG's paper mill in Dammam second industrial city, Saudi Arabia. The tissue machine will produce 60,000 tonnes/yr of premium quality tissue, bringing SPG's total capacity to 190,000 tonnes/yr.

The new tissue production line will be supplied by Toscotec on a full turnkey basis, including a state-of-the-art integrated cogeneration plant for maximum energy efficiency. Toscotec is currently supplying an advanced AHEAD 2.2S tissue machine and an OPTIMA slitter rewinder scheduled to be installed in the coming months at SPG's Dammam tissue mill to achieve a production increase of 30,000 tonnes/yr.

Toscotec designs and manufactures machines, systems and components for the production of tissue and paper & board.