BillerudKorsnäs to investigate new board machine at Gruvön
BillerudKorsnäs is now launching two feasibility studies, one regarding investment into a new board machine at the production site in Gruvön, Sweden, and the other regarding a streamlining and development of the production structure for packaging papers.
Driven by global megatrends the demand for liquid packaging board and other virgin fiber cartonboard is increasing. BillerudKorsnäs therefore wants to investigate the possibility of installing a new board machine with a capacity of approximately 500 000 t/a of liquid packaging board, cartonboard, food service board and white kraftliner at the production unit in Gruvön.
In addition to growth in attractive board segments, an investment decision would also include a streamlining of the production structure within the business area Packaging Paper as the current production of kraft papers at the Gruvön production unit would be discontinued and replaced by production at other BillerudKorsnäs units. A potential investment decision can be made at the earliest during 2016.
Simultaneously, BillerudKorsnäs is launching an investigation into the possibilities of further structural change and growth in selected attractive kraft paper segments. The investigation includes exploring the possibility of moving the MG paper machine in Finnish Tervasaari, unintegrated to pulp production, to Swedish Skärblacka, which is an integrated unit.
The investigation also includes investment in further value adding surface treatment capacity at existing MG paper production in Skärblacka. Skärblacka’s position within MG papers while also opening up opportunities in attractive market segments within medical papers, food packaging and release liners.