Paper
Empresas CMPC S.A., founded in 1920 and based in Santiago, Chile, is a global leader in the pulp and paper sector. Operating in 9 countries with 54 facilities, it serves over 22,000 clients in more than 45 countries.
The company is structured into three main business units: Pulp, Softys (tissue and personal care products), and Biopackaging. CMPC is the fourth-largest pulp producer globally and Latin America’s top consumer tissue producer. CMPC has been recognized by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index as one of the most sustainable companies worldwide in that sector.
CMPC requested to collaborate with Greycon Solutions to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making across its facilities. At Papeles Cordillera, Greycon provided expert support in evaluating machine specifications, specifically conducting a detailed width study to guide the purchase of a new corrugator, ensuring it met production needs.
For the Sack Kraft division, which operates two sites (Iguazú in Brazil and Laja in Chile) producing paper bags and core tubes, Greycon’s solutions were essential to optimizing processes, minimizing waste, and automating tasks that were previously manual. This collaboration allowed CMPC to streamline operations and improve overall productivity.
CMPC found the perfect partner in Greycon’s X-Trim, a solution tailored to meet their unique operational needs and drive efficiency across their facilities. At Papeles Cordillera, X-Trim’s advanced modules, including Knife Change Minimization and Rewinding Stock, seamlessly optimize the cutting of reel widths, laying the foundation for the precise production of high-quality boxes.
Meanwhile, at Sack Kraft, X-Trim’s sophisticated capabilities, such as waste minimisation, cost optimisation, and knife change efficiency, elevate the production of paper bags and core tubes to a new level of excellence.
By choosing X-Trim, CMPC not only streamlined its processes but also embraced a solution perfectly aligned with its vision for innovation and sustainability.
By implementing Greycon’s X-Trim solution, CMPC reaped a range of transformative benefits, optimising their production processes and driving both operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness across their facilities.
“I had the opportunity to learn about X-trim and personally see the benefits of the tool in terms of reducing the time needed to find solutions, reducing recuts, making assessments of different scenarios and reacting quickly to eventual changes in production schedules. We then managed to automate the process even further by integrating the tool into our programming and production systems; in addition, the number of unsolicited formats (side rolls) was reduced, thereby reducing working capital and making the most of the output of these machines. I would recommend the tool and Greycon and the implementation and support team, it has undoubtedly been a great experience.”
