# Packaging Corporation of America to convert Wallula mill paper machine to virgin linerboard

Packaging Corporation of America will convert its No. 3 paper machine at the Wallula, Washington mill into a 400,000 ton-per-year virgin kraft linerboard machine, starting in the second quarter of 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-21
- Where: Wallula, WA, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 400,000 tons per year
- Products: virgin kraft linerboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Packaging Corporation of America](https://endata.com/companies/467.md)

## Sources

- [inkworldmagazine.com](https://www.inkworldmagazine.com/breaking-news/pca-to-acquire-sacramento-container-corporation/), 2017-08-21: "will convert its 200,000 ton-per-year No. 3 paper machine to a 400,000 ton-per-year high-performance 100% virgin kraft linerboard machine."

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