Article1 min read Oct 30, 2025Metsä Board Completes EUR 60 Million Modernisation at Simpele Mill – Launches Enhanced MetsäBoard Classic FBBMetsä Board has completed an EUR 60 million modernisation project at its Simpele paperboard mill, marking a significant milestone in product performance. The upgraded board machine is now fully operational, and the renewed MetsäBoard Classic FBB folding boxboard is available for customer deliveries.
Article4 min read Sep 18, 2025Voith Successfully Rebuilds Stora Enso's PM 6 Into the Largest XcelLine Board Machine in EuropeVoith, the leading full-line supplier, has successfully completed the PM 6 rebuild project for Stora Enso in the northern-most university city in Europe, Oulu in northern Finland. The modernized plant will now achieve an impressive annual capacity of 750,000 tons of high-quality folding boxboard and coated kraft back (CKB), at a wire width of 9,000 mm.
Article2 min read Apr 24, 2025Asia Symbol’s BM 13 Successfully Reaches Final Acceptance Just 11 Months After Start-UpThe Rugao BM 13 has achieved its Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) in an impressive 11 months of start-up. This milestone not only demonstrates the impressive performance of Voith but also the strength of the partnership with Asia Symbol and the high efficiency of Voith’s full-line approach.
Article1 min read Mar 6, 2025EcoVadis Platinum for Holmen’s Paperboard Mill in WorkingtonProducing a folding boxboard (FBB) is a demanding process, and Incada, the paperboard made at the Workington mill in the UK, is of very high quality.
Article2 min read Jan 23, 2025Metsä Board Plans to Close its Tako Board MillDue to the prolonged weak profitability, Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, plans to close its Tako mill as well as to improve the efficiency of its Kyro mill, and launches change negotiations at both mills and related operations. The negotiations will involve a total of approximately 360 employees and may lead to a reduction of up to 215 employees.
Article1 min read Jan 16, 2025Bellmer Starts Up TurboJetter Headbox at Emami PM4 in IndiaBellmer has modernised Emami Paper Mills‘ board machine at the Balasore mill in Odisha, India.
Article1 min read Dec 5, 2024Metsä Board Investing EUR 60 Million in Major Upgrades at Simpele MillMetsä Board announced that it will invest approximately EUR 60 million to modernize its Simpele mill in Southeast Finland. The project is focused on further enhancing product quality, production efficiency, and reducing the carbon footprint of its operations and products.
Article4 min read May 2, 2024Metsä Group Reports First Quarter 2024 ResultsMetsä Group reported results for the first quarter of 2024.
Article1 min read May 2, 2024Metsä Board to Modernise Simpele Board MillMetsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has made an investment decision to renew the folding boxboard machine at Simpele, which will improve the quality of folding boxboard and increase production efficiency. The investment will enable the replacement of fossil fuels in paperboard production, and supports Metsä Board's target of fossil free production at all its mills by the end of 2030.
Article1 min read Feb 6, 2024ANDRITZ Starts Up World’s Largest Single Mechanical Pulping Line at Wuzhou Special PaperNew system produces pulp for premium folding boxboard using eucalyptus and acacia chips as raw material.
