Welcome to Lucca Paper Mill

About Lucca Paper Mill

Products

  • White Liner C
  • Liner 1
  • Liner 4
  • Medium HP / Medium HP Plus
  • White Kraft Top

Machinery

PM1 FOURDINIER

Grammage range:   115-200 g/m2
Production: 175,000 tonnes/year
Speed max:  750 m/min
Trim max:  4.64 m

 

PM2 GAPFORMER – FOURDRINIER

Grammage range:   115-200 g/m2
Production: 235,000 tonnes/year
Speed max:  1,200 m/min
Trim max:  5.00 m

Milestone

  • 1970
    PM1 start-up.
  • 1975
    PM2 start-up.
  • 1988
    Acquisition by SCA.
  • 1994
    Life award for environmental achievement.
  • 2001
    New PM1 winder installed for superior finish & runability.
  • 2002
    New ETP bio-gas cleaning: less environmental impact.
  • 2007
    New top head box for better formation. New press section PM2: energy efficient for less environmental impact. New ETP anaerobic reactor: less environmental impact.
  • 2008
    New automatic laboratory quality control for more reliable testing. New gapformer for better paper formation. New film press: improved strength performance. New winder for superior product & runability.
  • 2009
    MBS Start-up: Production, Quality and Logistics are fully integrated in a new software. New customer-reel automatic conveyor system. Flotation cells unit for White Top production. New roof for both paper machines. Lean manufacturing transformation.
  • 2010
    FSC® - Forest Certification - Chain of Custody.
  • 2012
    Acquisition by DS Smith.
  • 2014
    DS Smith acquires the Power Plant from Edison - Biogas optimisation usage.
  • 2015
    New aero derivative Gas Turbine installed.
  • 2016
    New condensing steam turbine installed.
  • 2017
    Third anaerobic reactor installed.
  • 2019
    PM1 upgraded with new vacuum system.
  • 2020
    New gas turbine installed in the Combined Heat and Power plant.
  • 2022
    Start of 3 year project to build new Paper Machine (PM3).

Contact Us

DS Smith Paper Italia Srl
Lucca Mill
Via del Frizzone 
I-55016 Porcari (Lucca)
Italy
Tel: + 39 0583 29 61