UPM selling Albbruck mill site in Germany
June 7 2012 UPM and German company Karl Unternehmensgruppe recently reached an agreement on the sale of the Papierfabrik Albbruck.
The contract parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the transaction. UPM closed the unprofitable Albbruck paper mill in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in January and permanently ceased graphic paper production at the site. Since then UPM has actively participated in round table discussions about the possible future use of the mill premises.“The aim of the forum was to find development ideas and business opportunities for the site. This is now possible by selling the mill to the Karl Unternehmensgruppe“, explains Hartmut Wurster, Executive Vice President, UPM.The closing of the deal is planned to be effective by the beginning of August.