Valmet to collaborate with Metsä Board’s Husum mill

Valmet has confirmed it will supply a long-term Performance Agreement and a board machine rebuild to Metsä Board Husum in Sweden. The main goal is to increase board machine BM 1’s OEE and annual folding boxboard capacity by 200,000 tonnes. Valmet delivered BM 1 to Metsä Board in 2016. The start-up of the rebuilt BM 1 is scheduled to take place in the autumn of 2023.

Currently, the annual FBB capacity of BM 1 is 400,000 tonnes, and after the investment it will rise to 600,000 tonnes. Metsä Board is responding to the growing demand for sustainably produced packaging materials that support the circular economy.

“We were looking for one reliable partner who could deliver this extensive project from stock preparation to winders, and additionally support our long-term efficiency improvement efforts. We also demanded quite low CO₂ emission levels for the size drying as well as highly automated parent roll logistics. Valmet was able to meet all of these requirements,” says Ari Kiviranta, Senior Vice President, Technology, Metsä Board.

“At Valmet, we are extremely happy to continue this deep collaboration with Metsä Board to develop the Husum Mill further. Our long and trustworthy cooperation with both the customer and the mill have played a key role in this journey,” says Mikko Tani, Area Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Valmet.

The 7.25m BM 1 produces folding boxboard and liquid packaging board with a basis weight range of 155–355 gsm. The mechanical design speed of the new parts will be 1,000 m/min.