WestRock to Install New Valmet Linerboard Line at Florence, S.C. Mill
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Valmet, Finland, will supply a linerboard production line with a wide automation package for WestRock Co., Atlanta, Ga., USA, at its mill in Florence, S.C. The delivery will include a state-of-the-art kraft linerboard machine to replace three older, narrow-width paper machines.
The company anticipates the new machine will produce 644,000 metric tons (710,000 short tons) of kraft linerboard annually. The investment will significantly increase the mill's efficiency, end-product quality, and service levels. When coupled with the recently completed modern woodyard, the Florence mill will become one of the lowest cost kraft linerboard mills in North America. Startup of the new machine is scheduled for the first half of 2020.
The value of the order was not disclosed.
