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Metsä Board’s AäNekoski Mill in Finland Starts New Sheeting Line

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Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group (Finland) has started a new paperboard sheeting line at its Äänekoski mill in Finland. The investment was earlier announced in a press release on 15 November 2018. The new line will increase the annual capacity of the sheeting plant by 35,000 metric tons to a total of 120,000 metric tons. The value of the investment was EUR 11 million. The new sheeting line will enable quicker deliveries to Metsä Board customers.

In addition to the new sheet cutter, the investment included additional automation to the existing sheet cutters, as well as equipment for cutter reel handling and storage. The new sheeting line is located in the existing sheeting plant.

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