# Papresa converts newsprint machine PM5 to containerboard, adding 205,000 tpy in Spain

Papresa completed the rebuild of paper machine PM5 at its Errenteria mill in Spain, which produced its first jumbo roll of recycled containerboard on 29 March 2022. The machine's capacity rises to 205,000 tpy of testliner and fluting from 135,000 tpy of newsprint.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-04-04
- Where: Errenteria, Spain
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 205,000 tpy
- Products: testliner, fluting, recycled containerboard
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Papresa](https://endata.com/companies/9100.md)
- [Voith](https://endata.com/companies/217.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [euwid-paper.com](https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/companies/papresa-starts-up-rebuilt-containerboard-machine-060422/), 2022-04-04: "The PM 5 now has the capacity to produce 205,000 tpy of testliner and fluting, mainly lightweight grades."

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