Welcome to Lucca Paper Mill

About Lucca Paper Mill

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).

Massimo Basta has been appointed as General Manager at Lucca Mill.