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About us

We make the product.

Golden Gate Paper was founded in 2009 in Calexico, California. We manufacture tissue and towel products for retail chains and Away From Home distributors across the West and Texas, backed by Papel San Francisco and more than 40 years in the tissue industry.

From fiber to finished product

Everything it takes, under one roof.

We make the paper and we convert it. Owning the whole process is how we keep quality consistent and deliveries on time.

  • HeadquartersCalexico, California
  • Paper mill10 paper machines on a 100-acre mill in Mexicali, on the U.S.-Mexico border
  • Conversion plantsMexicali serves California, Arizona and Nevada. Monterrey serves Texas.
Golden Gate Paper serves California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas from its mill and plant in Mexicali and its plant in Monterrey. Arizona Texas California Nevada U.S.–Mexico border Mexicali Paper mill and conversion plant Monterrey Conversion plant

Production capacity

Capacity to grow with you

  1. 2009

    Founded

    Golden Gate Paper is founded in Calexico, California.

  2. July 2024

    215,000 t/year

    Production reaches 215,000 metric tons a year.

  3. August 2024

    245,000 t/year

    Paper machine number 9 starts up.

  4. Late 2025

    275,000 t/year

    Paper machine number 10 starts up.

A Golden Gate Paper truck on the highway

Commitment to our customers

98%+ of orders, complete and on time.

We measure every order in SAP. Inventory management, our own logistics and a sales team that answers directly keep your orders complete and on the date you asked for.

  • 98%+

    Fill rate, measured in SAP

    Orders delivered complete, on the requested date

  • 5–7 days

    From order confirmation to delivery

    Business days, depending on destination

  • 275,000 t

    Metric tons of paper a year

    On 10 paper machines

  • ~1 month

    To launch your brand

    On an existing format

Technology

The only NTT mill on the West Coast.

NTT technology makes softer, stronger, more absorbent towels with less fiber, on the same machines that run every day. It brings premium performance closer without the cost of TAD.

Paper rolls on the conversion line

Backing

Backed by Papel San Francisco

Golden Gate Paper is a subsidiary of Papel San Francisco, one of Mexico's leading tissue manufacturers, with more than 40 years of experience.

Let's make your brand.

Tell us what you need to keep on your shelves or in your warehouses. Our team answers directly.

sales@goldengatepaper.com