MEPCO to double Juthor capacity at SAR 345M

Middle East Paper Co. (MEPCO) said on Aug. 15 that its board of directors gave the go-ahead for doubling production capacity of Juthor Paper Manufacturing Co. by adding the tissue paper production line 6 project (TM6) at a total value of SAR 345 million.
In a statement to Tadawul, MEPCO said it aims to ramp up the production capacity of Juthor Paper Manufacturing Co., which produces jumbo tissue rolls, by 60,000 tons to reach 120,000 tons. The move will fulfill local and international market demand.