# Hamburger Rieger adds second paper machine at Spremberg mill in Germany

Hamburger Rieger is investing about €370 million in a second paper machine at its Spremberg mill in Brandenburg, adding 500,000 tonnes per year of containerboard capacity. Construction began in September 2018 with completion scheduled for 2020, and about 200 jobs are expected.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-15
- Where: Spremberg, Brandenburg, Germany
- Value: $456.2M (370.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 200
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 500,000 tonnes per year
- Products: containerboard, testliner, corrugated base paper
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Hamburger Rieger](https://endata.com/companies/2919.md)
- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/hamburger-rieger-spremberg-paper-mill-expansion/), 2018-11-15: "Hamburger Rieger is investing approximately €370m ($456.2m) in the second paper machine."

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