# Metsä Board orders Valmet board machine rebuild for Husum mill

Metsä Board has contracted Valmet to rebuild the BM 1 board machine at its Husum mill in Sweden, increasing folding boxboard capacity from 400,000t to 600,000t per year. The rebuilt machine is scheduled to begin operations by late 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-12-10
- Where: Husum, Sweden, Sweden
- Value: $84.7M (75.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 tons per year increase
- Products: folding boxboard
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)
- [Metsä Board](https://endata.com/companies/6373.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/metsa-board-valmet/), 2021-12-10: "We were looking for one reliable partner who could deliver this extensive project from stock preparation to winders and, additionally, support our long-term efficiency improvement efforts."

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