Weyerhaeuser Co.’s containerboard mill in Springfield, Ore., announced plans for a major upgrade to its Old Corrugated Containers recycling facility this fall. The goal is to improve product quality and help keep the mill competitive.
While preliminary work, such as piping installation, will start this summer, most of the improvements to the company’s OCC plant will occur in late October or early November. OCC makes up about one third of the fiber requirements at the Springfield mill; wood chips make up the other two-thirds.
Primary improvements will be to the screening, cleaning and water handling systems. The improvements will reduce paper contaminants, such as glues and waxes, and allow the mill to produce a cleaner product with better appearance at higher levels of recycled fiber.
The plant was built in 1993. It processes around 600 tons of OCC a day, or about 216,000 tons per year.
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