The company added that the move will help it to save more raw materials, expecting to test the unit at full capacity which stands at around 350,000 tonnes a year.
The commercial start-up is expected to start in September. Investment costs for the unit have reached SAR 53 million ($14 million), 32% of which were self-financed, 50% came from the Saudi Industrial Development Fund, while 18% was financed through Murabaha.
MEPCO main activities are the manufacture of container packing paper and industrial paper.
