UPM, Finland, reported this week that Voith Paper, Germany, will start manufacturing cotton rolls used in graphic paper production at UPM's Jokilaakso mills in Jämsä, Finland. The new unit will manufacture cotton rolls in the old thermomechanical plant of the Kaipola production unit starting in October. Installation of the production equipment will begin this month. The new production unit will start operations with four employees. Cotton and hard rolls are used in paper calendering to improve the printing properties of paper.
According to the contract, UPM will source cotton rolls from Voith for its Finnish graphic paper mills, with a significant number going to the Jokilaakso mills as well as the Jämsänkoski, and Kaipola operations. UPM says the new usage of empty premises at Jokilaakso mills is a good example of innovative cooperation.
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