{"id":23091,"date":"2019-05-31T09:02:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T07:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=23091"},"modified":"2020-08-21T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:56:09","slug":"metsae-board-new-folding-boxboard-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/metsae-board-neues-faltschachtelkarton-sortiment\/","title":{"rendered":"For premium applications: New folding boxboard range from Mets\u00e4 Board"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fine foods, exclusive perfumes and cosmetics, fine confectionery - premium products are expected to come in premium packaging. And these not only have to have a high-quality appearance and finish, but also benefit the consumer and show consideration for the environment by being safe and sustainable.<\/p>\n

Mets\u00e4 Board, a leading European manufacturer of premium fresh fibre paperboard, sees the improvement of its products as a continuous process. The Finnish company has now launched a New, optimised folding boxboard range<\/strong> to provide brand suppliers and processing companies with targeted support for these challenges.<\/p>\n

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Ari Kiviranta, Senior Vice President Development at Mets\u00e4 Board<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201eThe key topics for the future in the packaging sector are better brand experiences<\/strong> and More environmental friendliness<\/strong>. It is important that we continuously develop new solutions to make packaging safer and more sustainable. For example, our cartonboard qualities have become even more efficient thanks to our improved new high-yield pulp and open up new opportunities for brand suppliers to save weight through lightweighting,\u201c explains Ari Kiviranta<\/strong>, Senior Vice President Development at Mets\u00e4 Board.<\/p>

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Balanced lightweights<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The new grades are lighter in weight and have optimised and balanced visual properties for improved brand presentation. \u201eMets\u00e4 Board is a pioneer and leading innovator for Lightweight premium board qualities<\/strong>, that are more environmentally friendly than conventional grades,\u201c says Kiviranta. \u201eThey consume fewer resources, energy and water, enable lower transport weights and reduce the amount of waste, which has a positive impact on the eco-balance over the entire life cycle of the packaging.\u201c<\/p>\n

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(Image: Mets\u00e4 Board)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With high natural whiteness<\/h2>\n

The new folding boxboard (FBB) range includes the uncoated, stiff grade Mets\u00e4Board Natural FBB - NEW without optical brighteners, the unmodified grade Mets\u00e4Board Classic FBB, <\/strong>Mets\u00e4Board Pro FBB OBAfree - NEW as Improved quality<\/strong> without optical brighteners, with high natural whiteness and good printing properties. In addition, Mets\u00e4Board Pro FBB Bright - NEW as a versatile quality also with high whiteness on the front and reverse side and even more lightness as well as Mets\u00e4Board Prime FBB Bright - NEW with a new bluish-white colour tone and a wider range of basis weights. The five qualities can be from May<\/strong> can be sampled and tested.<\/p>