# Metsä Group to build Muoto packaging production line in Äänekoski

Metsä Group will invest €25 million in a new production line for its fibre-based Muoto packaging at its Äänekoski, Finland site. The line, with a capacity of over 100 million products per year, is scheduled to start up in 2028.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-08-12
- Where: Äänekoski, Finland
- Value: $27.0M (25.0M EUR)
- Starts operating: 2028
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 100 million products per year
- Products: Muoto fibre-based packaging, moulded fibre products, takeaway trays, berry boxes
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Metsä Group](https://endata.com/companies/14612.md)
- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [euwid-paper.com](https://www.euwid-paper.com/news/companies/metsae-to-build-production-line-for-fibre-based-muoto-packaging-in-aeaenekoski-120826/), 2026-08-12: "Metsä Group is moving forward with plans to build a facility for the production of its newly developed fibre-based packaging solution Muoto."

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