# Voith Paper wins contract for Progroup's PM3 paper machine in Sandersdorf-Brehna

Propapier awarded Voith Paper the contract for a new PM3 paper machine at a EUR 375 million greenfield containerboard plant in Sandersdorf-Brehna near Bitterfeld. The machine is due to start in the second half of 2020 with an annual capacity of 750,000 tonnes and create about 140 direct jobs.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-06
- Where: Sandersdorf-Brehna, near Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Value: $440.0M (375.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 140
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 750,000 tonnes per year containerboard
- Products: paper machine, corrugating medium, testliner, containerboard
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Progroup](https://endata.com/companies/1305.md) (investor)
- [Voith Paper](https://endata.com/companies/1476.md) (supplier)
- [Propapier](https://endata.com/companies/3607.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [thepackagingportal.com](https://www.thepackagingportal.com/industry-news/voith-paper-for-propapier/), 2018-07-17: "On 6 July 2018, Propapier awarded the contract for its new state-of-the-art PM3 paper machine to Voith Paper."

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