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Ereğli paper mill

A mill producing fluting, testliner and bag paper from 100% waste paper. Installed capacity 300,000 tonnes/year, grammage range 70–140 g/m². Continuous production began on 13 November 2025.

300,000 tonnesInstalled capacity
70–140g/m²
100%Recycled raw material
6.6 mPaper machine width
Ereğli paper mill production line

Packaging paper from recovered paper

The main machine of the mill, built on a 100,000 m² allocated site in Konya Ereğli OIZ, is Stora Enso’s former PM3 line from Finland: 6.6 metres wide with a line length of 180 metres. Continuous production started on 13 November 2025; the first paper sale was made on the last day of 2025. Planned production for 2027 is 270,000 tonnes.

Barem Ambalaj's Ereğli Paper Mill is one of Türkiye's integrated mills producing fluting, testliner and bag paper from 100% recycled waste paper: 300,000 tonnes a year of installed capacity, a 70–140 g/m² grammage range, a 6.6-metre-wide paper machine and RCT–CMT records for every reel via PaperLab. Part of the paper goes into Barem's own litho-laminated box production; the rest is sold to corrugated board and paper sack manufacturers in Türkiye and export markets.

13.11.2025Continuous production
6.6 mPM3 width
270,000Tonnes · 2027 plan
7,000 m³Treatment capacity
Ereğli paper mill in production
Hybrid energy

32 MWe cogeneration on the way

To date, USD 41 million has been invested in the 32 MWe cogeneration plant that will supply the paper mill’s electricity and steam. Full-capacity commissioning is expected by the end of 2026. The 3,607 kWp rooftop solar on the three packaging plants has been generating since 2022.

  • Pre-licence March 2024; 37.65 MWm mechanical power
  • 18 MWh/hour will be allocated to plant use while the paper machine is running
  • Rooftop solar generated 4.6 million kWh in 2025
Cogeneration plant
Advanced biological treatment plant
Water management

Used water is recovered

The 7,000 m³ treatment plant in Ereğli was built to recover process water.

7,000 m³Treatment capacity
330,000 tAnnual recovered paper demand
Quality assurance

Reel-by-reel quality records with PaperLab

Every reel produced is scanned at thousands of points by PaperLab sensors; critical values such as RCT, CMT and moisture are recorded digitally during production.

  • RCT — ring crush resistance
  • CMT — corrugated medium crush resistance
  • Moisture and grammage stability
PaperLab measuring device
Product portfolio

Paper grades

Select the application and target grammage to highlight the suitable paper grades.

110g/m²
Corrugated

Fluting

The middle layer of corrugated board. Produced in the 70–140 g/m² range.

Liner

Testliner

100% recycled liner paper. Grades below 100 g/m² have a higher unit value.

Sack

Bag paper

Bag paper. Produced on the same line at 70–140 g/m².

Technical support

Let’s choose the right paper together

Let us match the right product to your project, focusing on grammage stability and delivery reliability.

Request a quote / sample
Who it is for

From corrugators to sack makers

Ereğli paper goes to three buyer groups, each with different priorities.

Corrugated board manufacturers

Fluting and testliner

Fluting with consistent crush strength (RCT, CMT) and moisture stability for corrugators; testliner with high burst strength for the box surface. Reel-level PaperLab records and reliable lead times.

Paper sack manufacturers

Bag paper

100% recycled sack paper with high tear and tensile strength for cement, flour, sugar, feed and chemical sacks; 70–140 g/m² on the same line.

Barem's own plants

Corrugated for litho-laminated boxes

The corrugated board of the litho-laminated boxes made at our offset packaging plants in Tire, Gaziantep and Karaman is produced from Ereğli paper: single-source traceability from paper to box.

Technical details

Production capabilities

Reel width, grammage and quantity are set per order; the technical data sheet is shared together with the sample reel.

FeatureIn Ereğli
ProductsFluting, testliner, bag paper
Grammage70–140 g/m²
Raw material100% recycled waste paper; annual requirement about 330,000 tonnes
Paper machineStora Enso PM3; 6.6 m width, 180 m line length
Capacity300,000 tonnes/year installed; 2027 plan 270,000 tonnes
Quality recordsPaperLab: RCT, CMT, moisture and grammage measured on every reel; digital records can be shared with the customer
Energy and water32 MWe cogeneration (full capacity by end of 2026); process water recovery with a 7,000 m³ treatment plant
SalesTürkiye and export; delivery terms (EXW, FOB, CIF…) per customer request; English- and Arabic-speaking export team
LocationKonya / Ereğli Organised Industrial Zone, 100,000 m² site
Frequently asked questions

About Ereğli paper

Fluting is the wavy (corrugated) middle layer of corrugated board. It determines the crush and stacking strength of the box and is measured by RCT (ring crush) and CMT (corrugated crush) values. In Ereğli we produce it from 100% recycled waste paper in the 70–140 g/m² range.

Testliner is the recycled liner paper that forms the outer and inner faces of corrugated board. It provides the print surface and burst strength. In Ereğli we produce 70–140 g/m² testliner; grammages below 100 g/m² are preferred for lightweight boxes.

Bag paper is a high tear- and tensile-strength paper used for the paper sacks of bulk products such as cement, flour, sugar, feed and chemicals. In Ereğli we produce 70–140 g/m² bag paper on the same line.

Fluting, testliner and bag paper are produced in the 70–140 g/m² range. Target grammage, reel width and quantity are set per order; the selector on this page shows the group that suits your application.

Every reel produced is scanned at thousands of points by PaperLab sensors; RCT, CMT, moisture and grammage values are recorded digitally during production. Reel-level measurement records can be shared with the customer.

Installed capacity is 300,000 tonnes a year; the main machine is a 6.6-metre-wide Stora Enso PM3 line. The mill began continuous production on 13 November 2025, and planned output for 2027 is 270,000 tonnes. Annual waste paper requirement is about 330,000 tonnes.

We start with a sample reel and technical data sheet; once grammage, reel width and monthly volume are defined, we provide a quote. Delivery terms (EXW, FOB, CIF) are set according to the customer’s request. Barem Ambalaj is a Borsa İstanbul-listed manufacturer exporting to 27 countries; our export team works in English and Arabic.

Send your application (corrugating, liner, sack), target grammage, reel width and monthly volume through the contact form; our sales team will get back to you with a sample reel and a quote.

Write to us for a sample reel and quote

Share your application, target grammage, reel width and monthly volume; we will come back with a technical data sheet and a sample reel.

Request a quote / sampleLitho-laminated box