SKG restarts operations at French containerboard mill

British DS Smith group has commissioned technology provider Voith to rebuild the PM 4 at the company’s Viana site in northern Portugal. The rebuild will increase production capacity from 400,000 tpy to 428,000 tpy of kraftliner with a machine design speed of 1,100 m/min, according to Voith. The start-up of the project...

The engine driving Germany’s economy has yet to rev up again, and consumer sentiment is lacklustre. Corrugated case material manufacturers’ workloads continue to fall short of expectations....

After the German kraftliner market was very volatile in the first four months of 2023, the month of May showed a lot more stability. After the German kraftliner market was very volatile in the first four months of 2023, the month of May showed a lot more stability....