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Compostability certifications for Metsä Board paperboards


compostability complying with DIN EN 13432 and ASTM D6400 standards. In addition, Metsä Board’s Prime FBB EB eco-barrier paperboard also holds a home compostability certificate. “In order to enhance circular


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economy our main target is that our paperboards are recycled after use. But recycling is not always possible – the paperboard may be contaminated due to its contents and cannot be recycled. In this instance compostability is the next best alternative,” says


Metsä Board paperboards hold industrial compostability certifications


Helena Moring-Vepsäläinen, product safety manager at Metsä Board. DIN EN 13432 standard refers


to ‘Requirements for Packaging Recoverable through Composting and Biodegradation’. ASTM D 6400 certification covers the


Closure of newsprint line being considered by Stora Enso


Stora Enso is planning to close a newsprint machine at its Hylte Mill in Sweden as part of a reorganisation that will improve competitiveness. The reorganisation that will shut down the PM3 paper machine also includes the closure of the deinking plant (DIP). Because the proposed closure of PM3 by the end of 2020 and the DIP by the end of the second quarter of 2021 would have an impact on 140 jobs, Stora Enso is in negotiations with employees, a process that will be concluded before any firm decision is taken, said the paper maker. After the planned restructuring, the mill would run on 100 per cent thermomechanical pulp (TMP). Annual cost savings of €14 million are expected.


September/October 2020


invested in the future of the site to produce formed fibre products and biocomposites.” Current newsprint capacity at the Hylte mill is 480,000 tons from the two lines, which would be reduced by 235,000 tons with the PM3 closure. Stora Enso also produces newsprint at its Langerbrugge and Sachsen mills. The PM3 line’s capacity


Production of formed fibre food packaging has started at Stora Enso’s Hylte mill


Kati ter Horst, executive


vice president of Stora Enso’s paper division, explained the decision: “The decline in global newsprint demand continues due to changes in consumer behaviour, and it is not expected


to recover. This has led to global overcapacity, low operating rates, and poor profitability at the Hylte Mill. “The planned measures would


improve the competitiveness of the mill. Also, Stora Enso has


represents 4 per cent of total European newsprint paper capacity. ● Stora Enso has started


production of formed fibre food service products at the Hylte Mill. The PureFiber eco-product range is produced without plastic and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The group is also investing in more formed fibre capacity in Sweden and China.


aperboards made by Metsä Board have achieved DIN CERTCO certificates in industrial


‘Standard Specification for Labelling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities. The certified paperboards include all Metsä Board grades without a PE coating. Metsä Board’s paperboards,


folding boxboards and white kraftliners, are all made of pure fresh fibres sourced from sustainably managed Northern European forests. They are safe for direct food contact and free from fluorochemicals. Metsä Board paperboards are lightweight and strong, contributing to a reduction of the carbon footprint throughout the whole chain.


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