Sappi restarts PM2 at Stockstadt mill in Germany
Mar 31, 2010. Sappi's Stockstadt Paper Machine 2 (PM2) in Germany, which was damaged by a fire on December 20, 2009, has started to produce coated fine paper again. The mill is now testing the production of different new paper qualities and first paper shipments to customers will take place early April.
Mar 31, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Sappi's Stockstadt Paper Machine 2 (PM2) in Germany, which was damaged by a fire on December 20, 2009, has started to produce coated fine paper again, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network.
Following months of hard work to clean and to repair the assets, the start up of the paper machine and coating unit went very well, and within the first few days prime quality levels were achieved.
The mill is now testing the production of different new paper qualities and first paper shipments to customers will take place early April.
Stockstadt mill produces 200.000 tons of uncoated fine paper annually and 230.000 tons of coated fine paper. The mill also has an integrated 160.000 ton pulp facility.