With the launch of the first tambour of new PM2 at Hamburger Containerboard's paper mill in Spremberg, Germany, a milestone in the project plan was completed this weekend.
The tambour of brown testliner arrived on Sunday, Nov. 14 at 15.00 local time and was celebrated accordingly after a two-year building phase of the new, state-of-the art PM2 paper machine.
Due to setbacks by Covid-19 and a fire in the stock preparation area earlier this year, the production start was a tough challenge for all parties involved.
"We are extremely happy to get our first tambour of high-quality packaging paper from PM2 and we can't wait to deliver this great product to our customers," said Harald Ganster, Managing Director of Hamburger Containerboard Divison.
Uwe Aman, project leader of PM2 in Spremberg, added, "This is a great day and this was a huge team effort. We are still on track and I'd like to say a big thank you to our team and the suppliers that delivered this project almost on time."
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