Valmet to Supply a New Container Board Making Line to DS Smith in Italy
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Valmet will supply a new container board machine with extensive packages of automation, services, and industrial internet applications to DS Smith Paper Italia S.r.l at their Porcari (Lucca) site in Italy. The start-up of the machine is scheduled for middle of 2025.
The order was included in Valmet's orders received of the fourth quarter 2022. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
“We are pleased to be working with Valmet to install a new machine at our Porcari plant. Not only will the machine help us meet the demand for sustainable packaging innovation in Italy, but it will also help us to increase the plant’s environmental performance by reducing CO2 emissions and specific water use per ton of paper produced,” says Niels Flierman, Head of Paper & Recycling at DS Smith.
"Driven by increased demand in sustainable packaging solutions, the container board market is growing fast. Valmet as a market leader in innovative board making technologies has developed a number of sustainable solutions to meet the market needs. Our unique offering together with the production potential of the container board machine were the decisive factors for DS Smith,” says Kari Räisänen, Sales Director, Board and Paper Mills, Paper business line, Valmet.
