EREN HOLDING TO SWITCH UPM SHOTTON PAPER MILL TO CONTAINERBOARD

Eren Holding plans to convert the Shotton paper mill in north Wales from newsprint to containerboard in an attempt to boost UK-based paper recycling, according to a report in mrw.co.uk. “In line with the analysis of the UK paper industry, the UK is currently a net importer of both containerboard products and tissue products, while at the same time being a net exporter of recycled wastepaper,” Eren Holding said. “The proposed development is intended to close both these gaps by increasing production at the site, thereby allowing the use of more recycled paper, with the proposed new cardboard paper production facility using 100% recycled paper,” the company added. From 1 October, Shotton Mill will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, which said it has an annual turnover of GBR 1.5bn.