Project Updates

MOPET Belgium PET Recycling Facility, Neufchateau, Belgium

Credit: Fost Plus

Project Type: Recycling centre 

Location: Belgium 

Developer: Morssinkhof - Rymoplast 

Construction Started: July 2024 

Estimated Investment: €68.5m ($73.51m)

The facility is being developed by Morssinkhof – Rymoplast, a recycled raw materials manufacturer, following a nine-year contract awarded by Fost Plus, a recycling solutions provider.

Domtar’s Containerboard Production Facility, Kingsport, Tennessee, US

Credit: Domtar Corporation

Project Type: Containerboard production facility 

Location: Kingsport, Tennessee 

Owner: Domtar 

Announced: August 2020 

Investment:  $350m 

The project is a significant part of the company’s long-term plan to develop its containerboard business, aligning its uncoated freesheet capacity according to customer demand.

Metsa Simpele Board Mill Modernisation, Finland

Credit: Metsä Group

Project Type: Mill modernisation 

Location: Finland 

Owner: Metsa Board 

Estimated Investment: EUR60m ($64m) 

Expected Completion: Phase One: Late 2025

Metsa Board, a Finnish packaging company, will modernise its Simpele board mill in south-east Finland. The project will enhance the quality of the company’s folding boxboard and increase production efficiency.

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