# Voith to build recycled containerboard production line for MEPCO at Jeddah mill

Middle East Paper Company (MEPCO) commissioned Voith to build a complete recycled containerboard production line (PM 5) at its Jeddah mill in Saudi Arabia. The line will produce up to 450,000 tons per year, with construction starting in Q3 2024 and start-up in Q4 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-05-13
- Where: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450,000 tons per year of recycled containerboard
- Products: recycled containerboard production line, Testliner, Corrugated Medium
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Voith](https://endata.com/companies/217.md) (supplier)
- [MEPCO](https://endata.com/companies/11855.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [paperadvance.com](https://www.paperadvance.com/mills-technologies/technologies/mepco-commissions-voith-with-construction-of-complete-production-line-for-recycled-containerboard-at-its-jeddah-mill-in-saudi-arabia.html), 2024-05-13: "MEPCO has commissioned full-line supplier Voith with the construction of an entire production line for recycled containerboard at its Jeddah mill."

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