UPM increases label paper capacity
Nov 25 2010 UPM will respond to the growing demand for label papers by increasing the label paper production capacity at its Tervasaari mill in Valkeakoski. The rebuild of Tervasaari's PM8 will increase the capacity by almost 30,000 tons annually.
The installation work will start in March next year, and the main part of it will be done in early 2012. The whole new capacity will come on stream during the spring 2012. Metso Paper has been selected as supplier of the machine rebuild."With the rebuild of the Tervasaari PM8 we want to ensure our market leader position in label papers and support our customers' growth," says Juha Kääriäinen, General Manager of UPM Tervasaari.Tervasaari paper mill in Valkeakoski manufactures yearly some 360,000 tons of label, envelope and kraft paper. The mill employs about 400 people. PM8 was built in 1996, and the machine produces label base papers. A major rebuild was done 2006.