WEPA Group will also invest in two new converting lines and a complete modernisation of the palletising of the site. The project shall be realised within the next two years.
May 27, 2025
In order to provide high-quality products for its customers and expand its competitiveness, WEPA Group is making significant investments at its site in Bridgend, UK.
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The sustainable hygiene papermaker is constructing a new paper machine with a planned annual production capacity of 70,000 tonnes. It will also invest in two new converting lines and a complete modernisation of the palletising of the site. The project shall be realised within the next two years.
Harm Bergmann-Kramer, COO of the WEPA Group, says: “The goal of the investment is to increase capacity, efficiency and sustainability at our production site in Bridgend.”
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The new machines will significantly reduce the amount of water and energy needed for the paper production process and minimise waste in converting. Furthermore, the new paper machine will allow an increased amount of recycled hygiene paper to be produced at the site.
