The new special paper machine will have a an annual capacity to produce 360 000 tonnes of speciality papers and labelling materials.
The Changshu project was first announced 2012 but, instead of constructing a new power plant, UPM will upgrade existing boilers providing opportunity to consider more environmentally effective fuels or solutions for the mill’s energy supply in the future.
UPM said the revised plan calls for an investment of EUR 277 million instead of the original EUR 390 million.