A new investment by BillerudKorsnäs will make the group's board machine in Frövi the largest of its kind in the world.
The investment of approximately SEK 900 million 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, it will bring Frövi to an output of 550,000 tonnes/year of high quality cartonboard and liquid packaging board, and Rockhammar up to 150,000 tonnes of CTMP. .
"The demand for BillerudKorsnäs cartonboard and liquid packaging board is increasing," explains Ulf Eliasson, senior VP consumer board. "Through this investment we will maintain and strengthen our competitiveness and deliver on the increasing demands on our products and services, and thereby achieve sustainable growth within our business area Consumer.
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