As a part of its ongoing service development, Metsä Board can now provide more folding boxboard in sheets for customers. Two sheet cutters at its Äänekoski mill are now dedicated to providing extra sheeting capacity, initially 70,000 tonnes per annum but with further potential for growth.
The Ӓänekoski sheeting plant will process some of the increased folding boxboard capacity at the mill, following the board machine rebuild completed earlier in 2012, and partially replace outsourced sheeting. The Äänekoski mill’s products, Carta Integra and Carta Solida, are designed for high quality packaging and graphics.
“We recognise the growth in demand for our sheeted folding boxboard and as a result have developed our operations at both Äänekoski and Gohrsmühle,” says Markku Romano, responsible for cartonboard sales in Europe and MEA.
The Gohrsmühle mill in Germany will open a new Express Board service centre for all Metsä Board’s folding boxboard grades later in September 2012. The sheeting capacity at Gohrsmühle will be 60,000 tonnes per annum, with the potential for future expansion.
Direct mill orders are recommended to customers who know their product specification and volume well in advance of delivery. Express Board Service is ideal for orders with short delivery lead times and for smaller orders. Customers wishing to take advantage of the new sheeting services should contact their local Metsä Board Sales or Customer Service representative.
