K&N Paper Orders Rebuild of Packaging Paper Machine at Kriebstein Mill in Germany
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Kübler & Niethammer Papierfabrik (K&N Paper), Germany, has ordered from Voith Paper (Germany) and Bellmer a rebuild of the paper machine at its Kriebstein mill in Germany. According to a report this week by EUWID Pulp and Paper, the machine rebuild will allow K&N Paper to add a packaging paper to its product portfolio and raise the annual production capacity by 30,000 metric tons. Conversion work at the Kriebstein mill is scheduled for June of next year and will require a 15-day production stoppage.
K&N Paper produces 85,000 metric tpy of recycled LWC on one paper machine. Following the rebuild, production capacity at the Kriebstein mill will increase to 115,000 metric tpy, of which some 30,000 metric tons will be LWC white-top testliner.
Total capital expenditure for the project will be EUR 19 million. The EU is subsidizing some 30% of the rebuild costs, EUWID reports.
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