Country Activity
Activity in Mexico
Activity overview
The documented operational activity in Mexico's pulp, paper, and board industry reflects tangible expansions across containerboard, corrugated packaging, and tissue segments. In recycled paperboard, Zinc Nacional started up a new AFT MaxEdge refiner at its Monterrey mill, while Grupak reported reaching an annual production volume exceeding 500,000 tons of recycled paper and corrugated board.
Converting operations also saw documented scale increases: Microcart expanded its Aguascalientes facility to 15,000 tons per month, and Guanajuato-based CartoEmpaques del Centro raised daily processing to 55 tons with added printing and die-cutting lines. Additionally, GrandBay Group placed an order for a new 30,000 t/year Toscotec tissue line planned for start-up in H1 2027 at its Blue Tissue facility.
What changed
CartoEmpaques del Centro adds corrugating and converting capacity in Guanajuato
The Guanajuato-based packaging manufacturer boosts its daily paper processing to 55 tons, adding four-color printing and die-cutting capabilities.
Microcart expands corrugated converting capacity in Aguascalientes
Mexican packaging converter Microcart has expanded its Aguascalientes facility, adding five hectares and boosting its corrugated processing capacity to 15,000 tons per month.
Grupak reaches annual production milestone for recycled paper and board
Mexican manufacturer Grupak reaches a major industrial milestone by producing over 500,000 tons of recycled paper and corrugated board annually.
GrandBay Group orders tissue line for Blue Tissue plant
GrandBay Group will install a new 30,000 t/year Toscotec AHEAD 2.2 tissue line at its Blue Tissue plant in Mexico, scheduled for start-up in H1 2027.
Zinc Nacional starts up new refiner at Monterrey mill
Mexican producer Zinc Nacional has successfully started up a new AFT MaxEdge refiner at its Monterrey mill to optimize its recycled paperboard output.
Companies in motion
CartoEmpaques del Centro
The Guanajuato-based packaging manufacturer boosts its daily paper processing to 55 tons, adding four-color printing and die-cutting capabilities.
GrandBay Group
GrandBay Group will install a new 30,000 t/year Toscotec AHEAD 2.2 tissue line at its Blue Tissue plant in Mexico, scheduled for start-up in H1 2027.
Grupak
Mexican manufacturer Grupak reaches a major industrial milestone by producing over 500,000 tons of recycled paper and corrugated board annually.
Microcart
Mexican packaging converter Microcart has expanded its Aguascalientes facility, adding five hectares and boosting its corrugated processing capacity to 15,000 tons per month.
Zinc Nacional
Mexican producer Zinc Nacional has successfully started up a new AFT MaxEdge refiner at its Monterrey mill to optimize its recycled paperboard output.
Connected developments
Regional Corrugated Processing Capacity Additions
Microcart and CartoEmpaques del Centro both completed capacity increases at their respective plants in central Mexico, adding converting tonnage and machinery. However, the evidence does not establish any commercial integration, shared supplier base, or coordinated operational strategy between the two packaging converters.
Recycled Board Manufacturing and Refining Operations
Zinc Nacional installed refiner equipment at Monterrey to optimize recycled paperboard output, while Grupak reported an annual operational volume exceeding 500,000 tons of recycled paper and corrugated board. The records do not indicate whether the two producers share raw material sourcing or supply identical end-use converting markets.
Activity analysis
Documented industrial investments in Mexico highlight deliberate processing upgrades across both virgin and recycled fiber converters. Facilities in Monterrey, Guanajuato, and Aguascalientes demonstrate direct capital deployment into refining, corrugating, and converting equipment, targeting higher throughput and expanded converting capabilities without relying on uncommitted expansion plans.
- CartoEmpaques del Centro adds corrugating and converting capacity in Guanajuato
- Microcart expands corrugated converting capacity in Aguascalientes
- Grupak reaches annual production milestone for recycled paper and board
- GrandBay Group orders tissue line for Blue Tissue plant
- Zinc Nacional starts up new refiner at Monterrey mill
The reported developments simultaneously exhibit downstream scaling and upcoming capacity additions. As corrugated converters report larger facility sizes and production figures, major mill operators such as GrandBay Group are preparing future capacity installations, establishing concrete machinery commitments scheduled to enter service in subsequent operating cycles.
- CartoEmpaques del Centro adds corrugating and converting capacity in Guanajuato
- Microcart expands corrugated converting capacity in Aguascalientes
- Grupak reaches annual production milestone for recycled paper and board
- GrandBay Group orders tissue line for Blue Tissue plant
- Zinc Nacional starts up new refiner at Monterrey mill
Regional context
Original The Paper reports
- · CartoEmpaques del Centro adds corrugating and converting capacity in Guanajuato
The Guanajuato-based packaging manufacturer boosts its daily paper processing to 55 tons, adding four-color printing and die-cutting capabilities.
- · Microcart expands corrugated converting capacity in Aguascalientes
Mexican packaging converter Microcart has expanded its Aguascalientes facility, adding five hectares and boosting its corrugated processing capacity to 15,000 tons per month.
- · Grupak reaches annual production milestone for recycled paper and board
Mexican manufacturer Grupak reaches a major industrial milestone by producing over 500,000 tons of recycled paper and corrugated board annually.
- · GrandBay Group orders tissue line for Blue Tissue plant
GrandBay Group will install a new 30,000 t/year Toscotec AHEAD 2.2 tissue line at its Blue Tissue plant in Mexico, scheduled for start-up in H1 2027.
- · Zinc Nacional starts up new refiner at Monterrey mill
Mexican producer Zinc Nacional has successfully started up a new AFT MaxEdge refiner at its Monterrey mill to optimize its recycled paperboard output.