UPM announces its intention to sell its UPM Shotton paper mill in Wales for conversion purposes. Current production capacity of the mill is 250,000 tonnes of newsprint in Deeside, Wales.

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UPM to sell its Shotton paper mill in Wales

UPM announces its intention to sell its UPM Shotton paper mill in Wales for conversion purposes. Current production capacity of the mill is 250,000 tonnes of newsprint in Deeside, Wales. The mill assets include the materials recollection and recycling facility, deinking plant, paper machine line and energy infrastructure as well as established access to the UK recycled paper market.

“UPM Shotton is well positioned to serve the UK market. However, we look for outside opportunities for alternative long-term use of the mill as the newsprint consumption continues to decline. The paper machine is technically flexible to support conversion especially into containerboard production,” says Winfried Schaur, Executive Vice President of UPM Communication Paper.