# BillerudKorsnäs invests SEK 7.6B in new carton machine at Gruvön mill

BillerudKorsnäs is investing SEK 7.6 billion in a new carton machine (KM7) at its Gruvön mill in Grums, Sweden, with a capacity of 550,000 tons of carton per year. The project started in April 2017 and is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2016-12-12
- Where: Gruvön, Grums, Sweden
- Value: $840.0M (7.60B SEK)
- Starts operating: Q1 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 550,000 tons of carton per year
- Products: carton
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [viapm.se](https://viapm.se/2018/10/24/ny-kartongmaskin-at-billerudkorsnas.html), 2018-10-24: "Den 12 december 2016 fattade BillerudKorsnäs styrelse beslut om den största framtidsatsningen i bolagets historia, och en av de största i Sverige de senaste åren."

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