Hamburger Rieger Starts Construction of PM 2 at Spremberg Mill

This month, March 2018, Hamburger Rieger GmbH, Germany, will start the scheduled construction of a second paper machine at its Spremberg, Germany, location. Following the project start and the first constructive measures, as well as obtaining all permits last year, construction is fully approved and now set to proceed. 

Hamburger Containerboard’s successful development at the location as well as the continuously growing market were decisive factors in pursuing this expansion project. The new plant’s commissioning is scheduled for summer 2020.

With an investment of around EUR 370 million, the project will create 200 jobs, 15 of which will be apprenticeships.

The planned product range includes white and brown corrugated base papers (testliner) based on 100% recycled paper. With a width of 7.80 meters, the machine will produce 500,000 metric tpy of paper. For the preparation of white base materials, an environmentally friendly deinking section will be installed. It combines innovative resource-conserving raw material processing and the paper machine's patented mode of operation.

"Since the start of PM 1, we have consistently carried out all of the necessary preparatory work for further expansion. PM 2 will allow us to further strengthen our ‘leadership in white, positioning to more than one million metric tons of white corrugated base paper per year," said Harald Ganster, managing director of Hamburger Containerboard.

As a sustainably operating paper, packaging, and recycling enterprise, the Prinzhorn Group has a significant responsibility towards society. "In recent years we have invested some EUR 420 million into Hamburger Rieger, Dunapack Spremberg, and SpreeRecycling at the Spremberg location and have thus directly created 500 jobs. Now, with our second paper machine, we increase our commitment to the location even further," said Cord Prinzhorn, CEO of the Prinzhorn Group.

Albrecht Gerber, Brandenburg’s economy and energy minister, declared that "Brandenburg has become one of the most important paper and packaging locations in Germany. In this context, the Prinzhorn Group in Spremberg stands for a world-class production site."