Celebrating a successful start-up of a grade conversion rebuild at Bear Island in Ashland, Virginia
Jun 19, 2023
In May 2023, Cascades announced that it produced its first roll of 100% recycled containerboard at the Bear Island mill in Virginia, United States.
As previously announced, Valmet supplied an extensive paper machine-grade conversion rebuild for this mill.
Cascades would like to thank all its employees and partners who made this project possible, a feat made even more challenging given the difficult global context of supply chain issues. This project was the second largest in Cascades' history, and we are very proud to have successfully converted this plant into a state-of-the-art mill that will allow Cascades to grow our market share and enhance service and our portfolio of sustainable solutions for our customers."
Charles Malo, President and Chief Operating Officer of Cascades Containerboard Packaging
Summary
Location
Ashland, VA, USA
Customer target
The mill was looking to convert PM 1, which was originally designed to produce newspaper, to be rebuilt to produce high-quality, lightweight, 100 percent recycled linerboard and medium grades for the North American market.
Solution
The Valmet delivery included:
a new headbox and sizer
modernizations for the forming section, press section, drying section, and reel.
In addition, Valmet provided a wide scope of Automation and services including:
