# Kipas Kagıt to build new containerboard line PM 3 in Söke, Turkey

Batı Kipas Kagıt Sanayi İsletmeleri ordered a new containerboard making line (PM 3) from Valmet for its Söke, Turkey facility, to produce high-quality fluting and liner grades. The order value is typically around EUR 90-110 million, with start-up scheduled for Q3 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-09-20
- Where: Söke, Türkiye
- Value: $117.0M (100.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2023
- Status: announced
- Products: fluting and liner grades
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Batı Kipas Kagıt Sanayi İsletmeleri](https://endata.com/companies/57806.md)
- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [pulpapernews.com](https://www.pulpapernews.com/20210920/12883/kipas-kagit-turkey-build-new-containerboard-making-line), 2021-09-20: "The new board making line (PM 3) will produce high-quality fluting and liner grades. The start-up of PM 3 is scheduled for the third quarter of 2023."

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