# Klabin starts up Valmet-supplied PM28 board machine at Ortigueira, Brazil

Klabin has started up the PM 28 board machine supplied by Valmet as phase 2 of its Puma II project in Ortigueira, Brazil. The line, with a related fiber line and automation, targets 460,000 tons of coated board annually. The start-up occurred on May 9, 2023 and was reported on June 21, 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-06-21
- Where: Ortigueira, Brazil
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 460,000 tons of coated board annually
- Products: coated board, kraftliner, folding box board, liquid packaging board, unbleached pulp, BCTMP pulp
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Klabin](https://endata.com/companies/3670.md)
- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [valmet.com](https://www.valmet.com/news/other-news/2023/klabin-pm28-start-up-the-most-modern-board-machine-in-the-americas/), 2023-06-21: "The new machine is an important part of Klabin's second phase of investment, known as Puma II, with the production goal of 460,000 tons of high-quality coated board annually."
- [valmet.com](https://www.valmet.com/media/news/other-news/2023/klabin-pm28-start-up-the-most-modern-board-machine-in-the-americas/), 2023-06-21: "On May 9th, the new board making line (PM 28), supplied by Valmet to Klabin, started up as part of Puma II Project phase 2 in Ortigueira, Brazil."

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