BillerudKorsnäs invests for growth
Billerud Korsnäs to invest 900 MSEK at Frövi and Rockhammar mills.
The investment includes a rebuild of the board machine at the Frövi mill as well as a capacity upgrade of the Rockhammar pulp mill.
After completion in 2017, the investment will bring the Frövi mill's capacity to 550 000 tonnes per year of high quality cartonboard and liquid packaging board, and the Rockhammar mill's caspacity will increase up to 150,000 tonnes per year of CTMP.
The Frövi mill currently has the capacity to produce 430 000 tpy. The Rockhammar mill supplies Frövi with CTMP for the production of board grades.
According to BillerudKorsnäs, upon completion of the projects, the company "will operate the largest machine for production of cartonboard and liquid packaging board integrated to chemical pulp in the world."