Amcor Orders Add-ons for Containerboard Line at Botany Mill

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Amcor Packaging (Australia) Pty Ltd, as part of its new machine project for a containerboard line at its Botany Mill in Sydney, Australia, has placed an add-on order for containerboard making technology with Metso Paper, Finland. The main order for a containerboard line scheduled to startup during the second half of 2011 was placed by Amcor in 2008. The value of the add-on order will not be disclosed.

Metso's delivery for the Botany Mill testliner machine will now extend to include all main process equipment and control systems for the Mill. The add-on order contains, among others, control valves and instrumentation as well as complete mill engineering and electrification with Metso drive controls. The machine will allow Amcor to produce high performance testliner at lighter weight, with significant environmental benefits and lower usage of energy and water.

Amcor Packaging is part of Amcor Limited, a global packaging manufacturer providing a broad range of plastic, fiber, metal, and glass packaging products, along with packaging-related services. It has an annual sales of about EUR 9.5 billion (in excess of AUD 14 billion) and 35,000 employees worldwide at more than 300 manufacturing sites in 43 countries.