Nippon Paper restarts PM N2 and coater at Ishinomaki mill

Nippon Paper has resumed operation of Paper Machine N2 and Coating Machine 2 at the Ishinomaki Mill (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture) in Japan today. The operation was interrupted after the earthquake that hit Japan last year.

As a result, the production capability at Ishinomaki Mill has recovered to around 850,000 tons/year, with all six paper machines and two coating machines at the mill having resumed operations based on the Plan for Paper Business Revitalization released in August 2011.