Pratt Industries has signed a contract with Valmet for the supply of a containerboard paper machine at the greenfield paper mill in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
The start-up of the new paper machine, PM16, is scheduled for 2015, according to Euwid Pulp & Paper. The new machine will have a wire width of 6.25 m and a design speed of 1,200 m/min.
The mill will produce recycled linerboard and corrugated medium.
The mill will be located adjacent to Pratt's existing corrugated box plant in Valparaiso. The mill will add 325,000 tpy (360,000 sh.t) of recycled containerboard to Pratt Industries' paper capacity.
