Pro-Gest Group, Italy, has signed a contract with Valmet, Finland, for delivery of a new state-of-the-art paper machine for the production of lightweight recycled case material for Pro-Gest’s new plant in Mantova. The high speed machine will have a 7.6 meter width with an installed capacity of 550,000 metric tpy, using recycled paper.

The supply also includes a new high capacity winder from Valmet, machine auxiliaries, and Valmet’s mill-wide DNA technology.

Owned by the Zago family, Pro-Gest is a leading vertically integrated producer of corrugated board packaging, active in all fields, from the collection of raw materials to packaging production.