Metsä Tissue has started full-scale production at its expanded and modernised tissue paper mill in Mariestad, Sweden.
The €370m investment doubles the mill’s annual tissue paper capacity to 145,000 tonnes, significantly strengthening the local supply of high-quality tissue products for consumers and professional customers across Scandinavia.
The company said the investment is “one of the largest in the tissue business in Europe”, consisting of the addition of the Valmet-supplied paper machine and three new converting lines.
With the expanded local production and modernised technology, the renewed Mariestad mill enhances tissue availability in the region, reduces reliance on imports and improves security of supply for everyday hygiene needs.
The TM is supported by three converting lines for rolled and folded tissues, boosts capacity and efficiency to serve Scandinavian consumer and professional tissue markets.
Sari Pajari-Sederholm, CEO of Metsä Tissue, said: “We’re proud to lead the way in high-quality and resource-efficient tissue production.
“Leading local manufacturing plays a vital role in advancing the region’s self-sufficiency in essential hygiene tissues, under all circumstances.”
