# Propapier awards Voith Paper contract for new PM3 paper machine in Sandersdorf-Brehna

Propapier, part of Progroup AG, awarded machine builder Voith Paper the contract for a new PM3 containerboard paper machine in Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany, with production due in the second half of 2020. The greenfield project is part of a EUR 375 million investment.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-07-06
- Where: Sandersdorf-Brehna, Germany
- Value: $438.0M (375.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 140
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 750,000 tonnes per year of containerboard
- Products: paper machine, containerboard, corrugating medium, testliner
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.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

- [lesprom.com](https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/Propapier_awards_contract_for_new_state-of-the-art_paper_machine_to_Voith_Paper_84080/), 2018-07-17: "The contract for the new state-of-the-art paper machine has now been awarded to the Heidenheim-based machine builder Voith Paper."
- [pulpapernews.com](https://www.pulpapernews.com/20190803/9659/propapier-awards-contract-new-paper-machine-voith-paper), 2018-07-18: "On 6 July 2018, Propapier, a company belonging to Progroup AG, awarded the contract for its new state-of-the-art PM3 paper machine to Voith Paper."

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