BW Papersystems to supply cut-size and folio sheeting and packaging equipment for new Ittihad Paper Mill in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

First paper mill on Arabian Peninsula to convert WFU printing and writing paper

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BW Papersystems and its brand WillPemcoBielomatik will supply the cutsize and folio sheeting plus packaging equipment to Ittihad Paper Mill’s (IPM) greenfield fine paper mill in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

With a scheduled start-up in late 2018, IPM’s new paper machine will produce uncoated woodfree paper (WFU) for high-quality printing and writing paper grades. The new sheeting and packaging equipment from BW Papersystems will enable IPM to convert paper reels into traditional copy paper sizes like A4 or 8 ½” x 11”, to various other US, metric, digital ream sizes and to large format paper sizes.

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