The projects will be completed during scheduled downtime in August and September this year.
Sonoco-Alcore division vice president and general manager Adam Wood said the additional multi-million dollar investments are part of a continuing program to improve the product quality and cost competitiveness of European mills.
Sonoco-Alcore European Operations director Dino Kiriakopoulos said Our Cirie, Italy, mill will benefit from a new DCS, a new energy-from-biogas system, and CHP upgrades and the company is improving its effluent treatment system.
"Sonoco-Alcore also will be making additional investments at its Kilkis, Greece, and Nordhorn, Germany, mills this summer," Kiriakopoulos said.
"At Nordhorn, we are upgrading our refining and press sections to further reduce the steam and electricity consumption for each tonne of the high quality specialty board produced there."
