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Metsä Board invested €230 million in its Husum mill in Sweden to modernise and expand folding boxboard machine BM1, raising annual capacity to 600,000 tonnes. The upgraded machine was inaugurated in April 2024.
Metsä Board has completed the project adding 200,000 tons of annual folding boxboard capacity at its Husum mill in Sweden, raising output to 600,000 tons; full capacity is expected by end-2025.
Metsä Board completed a development programme at its Kemi, Finland white kraftliner mill, adding 40,000 tonnes of annual capacity to reach 465,000 tonnes and cutting energy use by 5% and water use by about 40% per tonne. The work was completed in parallel with Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill.
Valmet will supply a long-term Performance Agreement and a rebuild of board machine BM 1 at Metsä Board's Husum mill in Sweden. The work aims to raise annual folding boxboard capacity by 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes, with start-up planned for fall 2023. The order value was not disclosed.
Metsä Board awarded Core Link AB a combined contract for new core and reel handling systems at its Husum mill to support a production increase of BM1 from 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes per year. Machine installations are scheduled from Q4 2022 through the end of 2023.
Sweco was contracted by Metsä Board to design the new building structure needed for the Husum capacity expansion, under a contract running until December 2023 worth SEK 21.5 million.
Metsä Board plans to invest about SEK 2.1 billion to raise folding boxboard capacity at its Husum board and pulp mill in Västernorrland by 200,000 tons per year, from 400,000 to 600,000 tons.
The Paper Lid Company and Metsä Board unveiled a 100% recyclable paperboard lid for takeaway beverage cups.
Metsä Board decided to raise annual folding boxboard capacity at its integrated Husum mill by 200,000 tonnes to 600,000 tonnes, investing about EUR 210 million. Additional capacity is expected to start up in 2024-2025.
Valmet will supply new reel and winding technology and surrounding equipment to modernize board machine KK 1 at Metsä Board's Kyro mill in Finland, with start-up scheduled for the second half of 2021. The order value was not disclosed.
