Norske Skog commissioned Voith to convert the PM 1 paper machine at its Golbey mill in France to produce recycled packaging paper, with a BlueLine stock preparation system and an XcelLine machine; output will be 550,000 tons per year and commissioning is scheduled for Q4 2023.
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.
Norske Skog plans to invest about EUR 350 million to convert paper machines at its Golbey (France) and Bruck (Austria) mills into renewable containerboard production adding 765,000 tonnes of capacity, starting in H2 2021 over 18 months.