# BillerudKorsnäs expands Gruvön paper mill with SEK 5.7B investment

BillerudKorsnäs decided to expand its Gruvön paper mill in Grums, Sweden, with a new board machine and rebuilding of the existing pulp mill. The investment is SEK 5.7 billion and the new board machine will have an annual capacity of 550,000 tonnes.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-11-22
- Where: Grums, outside Karlstad, Sweden
- Value: $680.0M (5.70B SEK)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 550,000 tonnes per year
- Products: board, paper
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [industrinyheter.se](https://www.industrinyheter.se/20190803/24594/billerudkorsnas-beslutar-om-utbyggnad-av-gruvon), 2017-11-22: "BillerudKorsnäs har tagit beslut om en utbyggnad av pappersbruket Gruvön i Grums utanför Karlstad med bland annat en ny kartongmaskin."

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