# BillerudKorsnäs completes Gruvön board machine expansion in Sweden

BillerudKorsnäs added the KM 7 board machine at its Gruvön mill in Värmland, Sweden, with an investment of SEK 5.7 billion, and shut down three older machines. The machine has a capacity of 550,000 tonnes per year and came online in October 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2022-08-29
- Where: Gruvön, Värmland County, Sweden
- Value: $611.0M (5.70B SEK)
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 550,000 tonnes/year
- Products: liquid packaging board, white top kraftliner, carton board, cup stock
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [BillerudKorsnäs](https://endata.com/companies/539.md)
- [Voith](https://endata.com/companies/217.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/projects/billerudkorsnas-gruvon-production-facility-expansion-gruvon-varmland-county/), 2022-08-29: "BillerudKorsnas commissioned and inaugurated the KM 7 machine at its Gruvon mill in October 2019."

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