Earthquake causes production stoppages at Turkish paper mills

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The dramatic earthquakes in Turkey that shook the country on February 6 and claimed tens of thousands of victims will also have an impact on the Turkish paper industry.

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21.02.2023

Source: Company news

For example, Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the quakes, is home to one paper mill each of the companies Kipas Kagit and KMK Paper. Both mills are now at a standstill.

Kipas Kagit produces waste paper-based board base papers at its mill in Kahramanmaras with a capacity of about 450,000 t/y. KMK Paper's Kahramanmaras mill produces recovered paper-based corrugating medium, gray board and core board with a capacity of 150,000 tpy.

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