Zwingen boosts newsprint output

Papierfabrik Zwingen is set to increase newsprint production by 15% following a major rebuild of PM 3 at the company's mill in Switzerland. Under the scheme, PM 3's capacity will rise from 35,000 tons/yr to just over 40,000 tons/yr of newsprint in a basis weight range of 40-52 g/m2. The company aims crank up the speed of the 3.26 m wide machine from 620 m/min to 900 m/min.