{"id":92021,"date":"2024-04-25T09:55:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?p=92021"},"modified":"2024-04-25T09:05:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T07:05:03","slug":"investment-in-folding-carton-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/investition-in-faltschachtelmaschine\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment in folding carton machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mets\u00e4 Board wants to modernise a folding carton machine at its Simpele site. The company, which is part of the Mets\u00e4 Group, has made an investment decision to this end. The renewal of the machine is intended to improve the quality of the folding boxboard and increase production efficiency.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The investment enables the <strong>Replacing fossil fuels in cartonboard production<\/strong> and supports Mets\u00e4 Board's goal of fossil-free production in all mills by the end of 2030. The company already announced in March that it will launch an investment programme to modernise the Simpele board mill, which will be implemented gradually over the next ten years. The planned investment programme also includes E<strong>renewals in mechanical pulp production, in the refining area and a new power plant<\/strong>. The company has not yet made any investment decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The renewal will <strong>Increase the plant's production capacity by around 10,000 tonnes<\/strong>, This will increase the annual production capacity of Simpele Folding Boxboard to around 310,000 tonnes. The Simpele mill produces high-quality lightweight folding boxboard, mainly for food and pharmaceutical packaging. The investment will start immediately and is expected to be completed in the second half of 2025. The investment value amounts to around EUR 60 million, spread over the period 2024-2026.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-2365843237\"><div id=\"packa-1589086107\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201eThe renewal of the cartonboard machine is part of a larger investment programme to modernise the Simpele cartonboard mill. This investment will improve the quality of folding boxboard that fulfils the most stringent requirements, especially food and pharmaceutical packaging. In addition, the investment will improve our cost competitiveness and enable almost completely fossil-free production in Simpele.\u201c<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mika Joukio<\/strong>CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?s=mets%C3%A4+board\">Mets\u00e4 Board<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Source:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metsagroup.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mets\u00e4 Board\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mets\u00e4 Board plans to modernise a folding carton machine at its Simpele site. 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