# BillerudKorsnäs to build $622M packaging board machine in Gruvön, Sweden

BillerudKorsnäs is investing SEK 5.7bn ($622.25m) to build a new KM7 packaging board machine at its factory in Gruvön, Sweden, with an annual capacity of 550,000 tonnes. The machine is expected to start operations in Q1 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2016-12-14
- Where: Gruvön, Sweden, Sweden
- Value: $622.3M
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 550,000 tonnes per year
- Products: liquid packaging board, cartonboard, liner
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [beveragedaily.com](https://www.beveragedaily.com/Article/2016/12/14/BillerudKorsnaes-world-s-largest-packaging-board-machine/), 2016-12-14: "We want to grow the company 3%-4% and several mega trends support this growth including demographic shifts, people moving into cities who consume smaller packaging sizes and sustainable trends where people favor paper or board-based materials."

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