BillerudKorsnäs to invest in Frövi and Rockhammar mills

The BillerudKorsnäs board of directors has approved an investment of approximately 900 million SEK (130 million USD) in its Frövi and Rockhammar mills to target increased capacity and improved quality in the output of cartonboard and liquid packaging board.

Investment makes board machine in Frövi the largest of its kind in the world

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 to an output of 550,000tpa of high-quality cartonboard and liquid packaging board and the Rockhammar mill up to 150,000tpa of CTMP.

After the investment, BillerudKorsnäs will operate the largest machine for production of cartonboard and liquid packaging board integrated to chemical pulp in the world.

Per Lindberg, chief executive officer of BillerudKorsnäs, said: ‘We have set an ambitious growth agenda for BillerudKorsnäs. For the business area Consumer Board the strategy is profitable volume growth. This investment is an important part of realising that strategy.’

Ulf Eliasson, senior vice-president of the Consumer Board business area at BillerudKorsnäs, said: ‘The demand for BillerudKorsnäs cartonboard and liquid packaging board is increasing. 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 Board.’

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