Sofidel has invested in a Valmet TAD paper machine with an annual production capacity of 75,000 metric tons, along with related converting lines for the manufacture of finished products.
The location of the new investment – intended to be within one of Sofidel’s existing American facilities – has not yet been finalised.
Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2028, and once up and running it will meet the growing demand the company is seeing in the North American market.
Luigi Lazzareschi, Sofidel Chief Executive, said: “With this new, significant investment, we are putting down even stronger roots in the United States, improving our ability to meet customer demand and further enhancing our capacity to supply first-quality products through TAD technology.”
The Sofidel Group now operates 14 production sites across 11 US states – Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Illinois, Mississippi, Florida, Ohio, South Carolina, and North Carolina – and has a corporate office in Horsham, Pennsylvania.
In just over 10 years, the Group has become the fourth-largest tissue producer in the North American market and one of the leaders in the private label sector.
