PM 6 at Modern Karton's Zonguldak site in Turkey will produce up to 640,000 metric tons per year of recycled containerboard.
Sept. 4, 2025 - Voith and Modern Karton announced the successful start-up of the new high-speed XcelLine PM 6 and the associated BlueLine stock preparation plant at the Zonguldak site in Turkey. The plant will produce up to 640,000 metric tons per year of recycled containerboard, thereby increasing Modern Karton's total production capacity to almost two million metric tons per year.
"The successful start-up of our new production plant is a significant milestone for Modern Karton," said Hamdullah Eren, Chairman of Eren Holding. "The excellent cooperation with Voith has once again shown that together we are able to achieve outstanding results. This plant will significantly expand our production capacities and strengthen our position as a market leader."
Ralf Sorg, President Projects at Voith Paper, added, "We are proud that Modern Karton relies on our most efficient technologies. The successful start-up of the PM 6 is proof of the performance and reliability of our solutions. Our well-thought-out and customized concept enables high-performance and sustainable paper production."
Voith's scope of supply included a BlueLine stock preparation system with approach flow system, the XcelLine paper machine, a VariFlex Performance winder with SmoothRun vibration damping and TwinDrive double unwinding. Voith's subsidiary Meri supplied a complete reject and sludge handling system.
Comprehensive automation solutions such as the OnQuality quality control system, the OnCare.Health condition monitoring system, and OnControl MCS and DCS are also part of the new equipment for PM 6.
Complete Papermaking 4.0 solutions, including the IIoT platform OnCumulus, the digital process control OnEfficiency.Strength and the maintenance management tool OnCare.Asset round out the scope of supply.
In addition, new e-learning and virtual reality training programs from the Voith PaperSchool will be used to provide targeted training and further education for Modern Karton's specialist staff.
Modern Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is headquartered in the town of Istanbul, with three paper machines located in Ergene (Corlu) in the European part of Turkey, 100 km northwest of Istanbul. Founded in 1978, Modern Karton is now the largest packaging paper producer in Turkey and one of the largest packaging paper producers in Europe. The mill has an annual production capacity of over 1,450,000 tons based on 100 percent recycled fibers.
Voith Paper, part of the Voith Group, is the full-line supplier to the paper industry, providing a wide range of technologies, services, components and products, and offers paper manufacturers solutions from a single source.
SOURCE: Voith