Metsä Group has started the new Kemi bioproduct and paperboard mill on 20 September 2023. This is the largest investment of the forest industry in Finland and has a significant impact on wood demand.

The bioproduct mill will use 7.6 million cubic metres of wood per year, 4.5 million cubic metres more than the old mill. Metsä Group states that wood supply will be based on regenerative forestry with the aim of achieving a verifiable improvement in the state of nature by 2030.

Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in October 2023. The Kemi bioproduct mill produces 1.5 million tonnes of softwood and hardwood pulp annually. It uses zero fossil fuels and will be completely waste-free by 2030.

For more information, see https://www.metsagroup.com/news-and-publications/news/2023/metsa-group-started-up-its-kemi-bioproduct-mill-and-paperboard-mill/