Dec 10, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. PaperlinX Ltd announced that it has completed its Maryvale pulp mill upgrade in Victoria’s LaTrobe Valley, Australia, and expects to reach full capacity in the near future. The project is expected to contribute around $30 million of incremental EBIT in 2008-09, and an annualised incremental EBIT of $40-50 million. Upon completion, production of bleached eucalypt pulp will increase by 90,000Mt per annum. Managing director Tom Park said “This is a key strategic development for the Maryvale Mill which will provide benefits to all stakeholders. We are very pleased that the project has been completed and that we can now look forward to the contribution that will be made to business returns. It has been a challenging project undertaken during a volatile period. Costs and timing have significantly over-run from our original estimates, but the long term return expectations and strategic rationale have remained sound throughout.”