Voith’s references – especially in the area of special light-weight packaging paper – and its commitment to sustainability were decisive points for Modern Karton in the selection of a supplier. The paper manufacturer has already worked successfully with Voith in the past. Now Modern Karton wants to further expand its market-leading position in Turkey.

The PM 5 will be a particularly sustainable machine, especially as it consumes little fresh water. Using the technology supplied by Voith ensures that consumption of resources is kept as low as possible. For example, due to installation of the innovative FlowJec dosing system in the approach flow system of the PM 5, it is possible to exactly coordinate the use of chemicals. In addition, the OnV EnergyProfiler software localizes and visualizes all the energy consumption in the paper production. Modern Karton itself will set up a power plant on the mill premises to utilize the residual materials from the manufacturing process and generate energy.

The PM 5 is expected to start-up by the middle of 2015 at a speed of 1,500 m/min. It will have a wire width of 8,180 mm and produce around 400,000 t of packaging paper with a basis weight of 70 to 160 g/m².