Hamburger ramps up new containerboard line

The Hamburger Containerboard business unit of the Austria-based Prinzhorn Group has announced the production of “the first tambour [roll] of new PM2 [paper machine No. 2] at Hamburger Containerboard’s location in Spremberg, Germany.”

PM represents a 370 million euros ($438 million) investment, the company says, expanding the Spremberg production site to nearly 900,000 tons per year in packaging grade output. “At full capacity utilization of new PM2, an additional 500,000 tons of high-quality white and brown packaging papers [can be] produced annually,” states the firm.

The company says setbacks tied to COVID-19 and a fire in the stock preparation area earlier in 2020 meant the production startup “was a tough challenge for all parties involved.”

Harald Ganster, managing director of the Hamburger Containerboard Division, comments, “We are extremely happy to get our first tambour of high-quality packaging paper from PM2, and we can’t wait to deliver this great product to our customers.”

The Prinzhorn Group also operates Hamburger Recycling, which collects and processes scrap paper and other recyclable commodities at facilities in several European nations.