Rengo Converts PM 2 at Kanazu Mill to Linerboard
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Rengo Co., Japan, has completed the conversion of its PM 2 containerboard machine at Kanazu Mill in Japan from corrugating medium to also being able to produce linerboard. The company additionally upgraded the machine’s stock preparation system to boost overall quality.
At the same time, the machine now can produce lightweight containerboard, which, due to environmental considerations, is in greater global demand. Basically the machine has been "reborn as a cutting-edge equipment dedicated to saving both energy and resources," the company notes.
Currently, Rengo Group produces containerboard at six mills in Japan. This conversion was conducted as part of the work currently underway to restructure the production system and consolidate to five mills. Consolidation will increase the operating rates of paperboard mills, and at the same time improve the supply and demand balance of linerboard and corrugating medium, thereby further strengthening the foundation of the paper business.
