Welcome to Lucca Paper Mill

Welcome to Lucca Paper Mill

An Italian market leader in containerboard, Lucca Mill is the biggest mill of its kind in the country. It is located in Tuscany, within the country’s most significant area for paper production. Lucca’s employees are proud of its wide range of products using recovered fibre, and of their long experience in the production of White Liner.

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