MEPCO breaks ground on 5th paper production line

Company executives at the foundation stone laying ceremony

The Middle East Paper Manufacturing and Production Co. (MEPCO) laid the foundation stone for its fifth production line (PM5), the largest of its kind in the Middle East.

In a statement to Argaam, the company said the project will be managed by Al Tadweer Al Akhdar Industrial Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of MEPCO.

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The new PM5 line will double MEPCO’s total production capacity from 425,000 tons to 875,000 tons annually.

The new production line will produce high-quality, lightweight paper using energy-efficient technologies that lower operating costs.

PM5 line will offer regional businesses competitive local alternatives, reducing Saudi Arabia’s reliance on imported containerboard by 30% and pushing the kingdom toward net-exporter status in the paper sector.

Under Al Tadweer Al Akhdar’s management, the project will convert an additional 500,000 tons of wastepaper annually. This move will raise MEPCO’s total recycled waste utilization to 1 million tons per year.

The project involves building a new containerboard paper mill (PM5), with an annual capacity of 450,000 tons, according to data available with Argaam.

The facility will rely on recycled paper as its primary raw material, with a total investment of approximately SAR 1.78 billion.