Metsä Board: Solutions that Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Packaging
6/2/2024 New Creations New Paths Article

Metsä Board: Solutions that Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Packaging

In Hall 4A, Stand 116, Metsä Board will present its range of lightweight premium paperboard grades and its 360 services. As one of the leading producers of fresh fibre paperboard, the Metsä Group company focuses on recyclable packaging and efficient material use as well as solutions to reduce the carbon footprint.

Folding boxes from Metsa Board with macarons on a table with a cup of coffee Metsä Board is a producer of lightweight and high-quality folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners.
At FACHPACK, Metsä Board will showcase the diverse packaging applications of its recyclable and compostable dispersion barrier board. This board can significantly reduce plastic use – for example, in sensitive applications such as dry food, takeaway food, frozen food, or pharmaceutical packaging. The company will also demonstrate the concept of lightweighting, which enhances resource efficiency and material reduction, utilising its premium-quality folding boxboards and white kraftliners.

Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to discuss solutions for their own packaging challenges and material and packaging choices that impact the environment. Metsä Board will also showcase third-party verified studies demonstrating how switching to optimised fresh fibre paperboard can cut the carbon footprint of pharmaceutical packaging by 60 percent.

The company will also highlight its recently completed investment projects in Husum and Kemi at FACHPACK. The capacity expansions for folding boxboard in Husum and for white kraftliner in Kemi underline Metsä Board's commitment to resource-efficient packaging and strengthen the company's position as a leading supplier in Europe. ith these investments, Metsä Board believes it is well positioned to meet the growing demand for fibre-based packaging materials and support its customers with high-quality packaging solutions.