Corrugated packaging firm Pratt Industries has commissioned a new containerboard production line at its greenfield paper mill in Valparaiso, Indiana, US.
Finland-based Valmet supplied the OptiConcept M board making line. The equipment will have a wire width of 6.25m and offer a design speed of 1,200 meters per minute.
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The OptiConcept M installation is claimed to the first for Valmet in North America and ensures reduced use of water, power and raw materials during production.
Pratt Industries global chairman Anthony Pratt said: "PM 16 is one of the industry’s most efficient paper mills, employing 120 people to make 370,000 tonnes a year, twice the productivity of many competitor mills.
"It is the world’s most environmentally-friendly paper mill and a showcase for the latest in 21st Century paper-making technology."
Pratt Industries is claimed to be the fifth largest corrugated packaging company in the US and the largest privately-held 100% recycled paper and packaging producer in the world.
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By GlobalDataThe Valparaiso facility represents the third of the four paper mills developed by the company in the US.
The facility is anticipated to increase Pratt’s annual revenues to nearly $2.5bn from $2.1bn.
Image: The Valparaiso facility is the third among the four paper mills developed by Pratt in the US. Photo: courtesy of Valmet.
