# Norske Skog converts Golbey mill machine to recycled containerboard in France

Norske Skog's board approved the final investment decision to convert one machine at its Golbey industrial site in France from newsprint to recycled containerboard, adding 550,000 tonnes of capacity. Golbey PM1 conversion costs about EUR 250 million, with production starting in Q4 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-06-23
- Where: Golbey, France
- Value: $297.5M (250.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 550 000 tonnes of containerboard per year
- Products: recycled containerboard, lightweight testliner, fluting
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Norske Skog](https://endata.com/companies/6663.md)

## Sources

- [paperfirst.info](https://www.paperfirst.info/establishing-a-leading-european-recycled-containerboard-supplier/), 2021-06-23: "The conversion at Golbey will add a further 550 000 tonnes of cost-competitive and low-emission containerboard capacity."

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