BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND VALUE CREATION
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Our R&D work considers the entire life cycle of a package As the amount of packaging grows, we need resource-efficient and easily recyclable solutions. It is the common goal of customers and Metsä Board to make packaging lighter and to reduce plastic with renewable raw materials and reduce emissions.
Thanks to long-term focused development work, Metsä Board has a leading position in the quality and performance of paperboard materials. Both our folding boxboards and white kraftliners receive the highest quality assessments. In cooperation with our customers and partners, we invest strongly in innovative solutions to optimise performance throughout the life cycle of packages. The development work centres on the paperboard’s good printing and conversion properties as well as on reducing its weight, without compromising its strength. Lightweight paperboards are resource-efficient and help to reduce the carbon footprint of packaging throughout the chain.
The market has a strong need for recyclable solutions that can replace plastic The dispersion-coated barrier paperboard we launched two years ago helps brand owners to reduce the use of plastic and make their
Mars Wrigley UK’s Maltesers boxes now fully recyclable Mars Wrigley UK has replaced the old multi-layer box design, where the PE plastic liner covered the box, with a dispersion coated barrier paperboard. The company says the new design will reduce its annual plastic usage by 82 tonnes. The new Maltesers box uses Metsä Board’s dispersion coated barrier board, which is fully recyclable, biodegradable and compostable.
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packaging recyclable. The growth in the sales of this product was strong in 2021 in food industry end uses, including the packaging of confectionary, pastries and takeaway foods. The growth is also expected to continue. Metsä Board has launched a biobarrier programme. The starting point for the solutions and polymers to be developed is that they will be based on fossil free raw materials, according to our 2030 sustainability targets. Development work is done in collaboration with partners.
Deeper customer cooperation We invest in service development which helps our customers to make the most of our paperboard and optimise the performance of packaging throughout its life cycle. Our new 360 Services cover five areas: Sustainability Service, Packaging Design Service, Technical Service, R&D Service as well as the Supply Chain and Digital Service.
