# BillerudKorsnäs starts trial runs of record-size board machine KM7 at Gruvön

BillerudKorsnäs has begun trial runs of KM7, one of the world's largest board machines, at its Gruvön mill in Sweden. The total investment was later estimated at SEK 6.84 billion, including a major mill conversion.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-04-17
- Where: Gruvön, northern Lake Vättern, Sweden
- Value: $720.0M (6.84B SEK)
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 550,000 tonnes per year
- Products: liquid packaging board, folding boxboard, kraftliner, cup stock
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [BillerudKorsnäs](https://endata.com/companies/539.md)
- [Voith Paper](https://endata.com/companies/1476.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [packnews.se](https://packnews.se/nu-provkors-billerudkorsnas-rekordstora-kartongmaskin/), 2019-04-17: "Jag är mycket glad att kunna meddela att upprampningen av KM7 i Gruvön går som planerat och att provkörningar av maskinen pågår."

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