Kotkamills’ PM1 Rebuild Will Reinforce its Position in Laminated Papers, Paper360º September/October 2022

It’s been an eventful few years for the Kotkamills family in southern Finland. It made headlines (Paper360°, May/June 2018, p. 29) and won awards for its development of recyclable and compostable cupstock. The coronavirus pandemic hit the away-from-home (AfH) market hard, forcing the mill to rethink its strategy for BM2, which pro-duces the cupstock. BM2 also makes folding boxboard (FBB), a market that held up well during the pandemic.

Finally, the mill was purchased in 2021 by Austrian-based Mayr Melnhof (MM) from MB Funds, which had taken over in 2015 from Open Gate, which had bought the mill from Stora Enso in 2010. Despite the ownership changes, strong investment in the facility has continued through the years.

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