# Panther Group invests €40M in new corrugator at RRK Bottrop plant

Panther Group plans to build a €40 million fully automated corrugator at its RRK Wellpappenfabrik site in Bottrop, after buying an adjacent 30,000 square metre plot. Annual capacity is to rise above 300 million square metres, with timing to be finalised in 2026.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-07-25
- Where: Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Value: $47.0M (40.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 300 million square metres per year
- Products: corrugated cardboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [RRK Wellpappenfabrik](https://endata.com/companies/13311.md)
- [Panther Packaging Group](https://endata.com/companies/5510.md) (investor)
- [Panther Group](https://endata.com/companies/7726.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [packaging-journal.de](https://packaging-journal.de/en/panther-group-invests-40-million-euros-in-bottrop-site/), 2025-07-25: "The planned investment amounts to around 40 million euros."
- [euwid-paper.com](https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/companies/panther-packaging-to-install-new-corrugator-in-bottrop-250725/), 2025-07-25: "The company has earmarked €40m to build a new corrugator, along with storage facilities for paper and semi-finished goods at the site."

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