16 Sep 2022 --- This week in industry news, Sappi invested in new technical equipment and production facilities at its Gratkorn site in Austria. Meanwhile, Amcor announced a further strategic investment of up to US$45 million in ePac Flexible Packaging and UPM Specialty Papers presented the latest additions to its packaging papers. In brief: Investments Sappi invested in new technical equipment and “state-of-the-art” production facilities at its Gratkorn site in Austria – from paper machines to formatting equipment – and has transformed the production facility into a cutting-edge paper mill. With the further expansion of the mill’s technological infrastructure, the production of label papers will be extended (in addition to all existing graphic papers), and product innovations will be driven forward. Extensive technical innovations in the paper machine’s water and material cycles are planned, as well as investment in a new embossing calendar.
