WEPA Invests in New Converting Line, Storage Capacity at Kriebethal Mill

The German tissue giant WEPA is about to raise the converting capacity at its Kriebethal tissue mill in Saxony (Germany).

The firm is investing in a new line for cosmetic wipes, which will reportedly double the site’s converting capacity. Moreover, WEPA is building three new warehouses on an area it acquired from the neighboring Papierfabrik Kübler & Niethammer.

The price tag of the investment was not revealed. The new converting line is slated to start operating in Q3 this year.

According to RISI’s Asset Database, WEPA’s Kriebethal mill can produce some 85,000 tonnes/yr of tissue on two machines.