Successful market expansion through grade conversion rebuild – Cascades Containerboard Packaging – Bear Island

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Valmet was chosen as the selected partner by Cascades for their strategic market expansion project in southeastern U.S. Cascades acquired an old newsprint machine that was converted to produce lightweight, high-quality, 100% recycled linerboard and corrugating medium for the North American market. Watch the video to learn more about the project.

Updated; Dec 10, 2024

Successful market expansion through grade conversion rebuild – Cascades Containerboard Packaging – Bear Island

Dec 10, 2024

Article: Cascades selected Valmet as their partner for a strategic market expansion project in southeastern U.S. An old newsprint machine was acquired and converted to produce lightweight, high-quality, 100% recycled linerboard and corrugating medium for the North American market.

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