# BillerudKorsnas invests 5.7 billion SEK in new KM7 paperboard machine at Grums

BillerudKorsnas is investing 5.7 billion SEK in a new board machine KM7 at its Grums mill in Varmland, Sweden, with 550,000 tonnes annual capacity expected to start in early 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-01-02
- Where: Grums, Varmland, Sweden
- Value: $695.0M (5.70B SEK)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 550,000 tonnes per year
- Products: liquid packaging board, carton board
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [BillerudKorsnäs](https://endata.com/companies/539.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [byggvarlden.se](https://www.byggvarlden.se/bygger-en-av-varldens-storsta-kartongfabriker/), 2018-01-02: "Investeringen i den nya kartongmaskinen, som kallas KM7, ligger på 5,7 miljarder kronor och är den största satsningen i BillerudKorsnäs historia."

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