Visy has completed a $30 million upgrade to its 100 per cent recycled paper mill on Gibson Island in Brisbane, which will manufacture new grades of paper for corrugated boxes used by Queensland farmers and food and beverage businesses.
The project involved 100,000 staff hours and 170 people, covering upgrades from sheet formation to drying and energy systems. The mill, the only 100 per cent recycled paper mill in Queensland, turns paper from household recycling into recycled paper and corrugated boxes.
Mark De Wit, CEO of Visy, said, “This $30 million investment means we’re manufacturing new products here in Queensland, supporting Queensland agricultural and food and beverage industry to thrive. We’re supporting growers and farmers across the state, from the Gold Coast to Far North Queensland.”
Queensland Minister for the Environment and Tourism, the Hon. Andrew Powell MP, visited the mill to inspect the upgrade.
