# ANDRITZ to supply Africa's largest paper machine to General Emballage in Algeria

ANDRITZ has received an order from General Emballage to supply a complete PrimeLine paper production line, including Africa's widest paper machine with 350,000 tons per year capacity, for a greenfield mill in Naama, Algeria. Start-up is scheduled for Q4 2028 and the order value is in the low three-digit million euro range.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-04-23
- Where: Naama, Algeria
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350,000 tons per year
- Products: paper production line, paper machine, testliner, fluting paper
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Général Emballage](https://endata.com/companies/421.md) (customer)
- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [andritz.com](https://www.andritz.com/newsroom-en/pulp-paper/2026-04-23-general-emballage-group), 2026-04-23: "The paper machine will have a capacity of 350,000 tons per year, a web width of 7.5 meters, and a design speed of 1,200 meters per minute."

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