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Dive into our new Sustainability Review 2024 to see how we are progressing in our sustainability targets and what this means for our customers. Additionally, the Sustainability Statement, included in our Annual Review 2024, as well as our Climate transition plan offers comprehensive disclosures aligned with CSRD and ESRS standards. By openly sharing our targets, actions and progress, our sustainability reporting helps set clear expectations for what our customers can anticipate from our ongoing efforts. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dxNcVCxk

Happy International Day of Forests! 🌲

Metsä Board’s Annual General Meeting, held on 20 March 2025 in Helsinki, supported all the proposals made by the Board of Directors. Jussi Vanhanen was elected as a new member of BoD, and at its organising meeting, Ilkka Hämälä was elected as Chair of BoD. The AGM approved BoD’s proposal of dividend distribution from 2024: EUR 0.07 per share. Read more on resolutions of AGM: https://lnkd.in/dRr_phSW #MetsäBoard #AGM

According to recent study*, switching from white-lined chipboard (WLC) to Metsä Board’s folding boxboard can reduce the carbon footprint of food packaging by over 60%.   The assessments*, conducted by Metsä Board and verified by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, demonstrated the significant carbon footprint reductions achieved by switching to Metsä Board’s folding boxboard, compared to grades representative of European markets.   *) Assessments follow procedural and methodological requirements of ISO 14025 and are consistent with ISO 14040 and 14044 standards. The selected system boundary for the study was cradle-to-gate + end-of-life and selected climate change impact methodology was EF3.1 Climate Change - total. Climate change impacts for competing materials utilises data from Sphera LCA for Packaging, which seeks to represent general products in the European market. The technical background report and the 3rd party verification statement are available on Metsä Board’s website.   🔗 https://lnkd.in/dYTMr8FE   #MetsäBoard #Foodpackaging #PackagingInnovation #FBB #Foldingfboxboard 

Metsä Board has concluded change negotiations and Tako mill will be closed. Metsä Board has concluded the change negotiations that began in January to improve the company's profitability and cost competitiveness. As a result of the negotiations, Metsä Board will permanently close Tako board mill and enhance the operational efficiency of Kyro board mill. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dcXwzBex

Retail Responding to evolving packaging regulations 📦   In Europe, packaging legislation is becoming increasingly strict as the EU seeks to reduce the use of plastic in packaging while promoting the circular economy and recyclability. The changes affect the entire value chain in the packaging industry, from packaging producers to retailers. Kesko - K-Group, one of Finland’s largest retail chains, is committed to the EU’s Directive on single-use plastics (SUP-D), which aims to reduce single-use plastic packaging.   Tuuli Luoma 柳风, Director of Sales and Own Brands at Kesko, shares: “We closely follow discussions and decision making related to legislation. We participate in public dialogue with both the authorities and interest groups. This keeps us up to date on changes to legislation.” “We carefully consider various materials solutions. We try to look into the future and anticipate which solutions will continue to function years from now in terms of recyclability and waste reduction,” Luoma says. Kesko expects its raw material suppliers to provide innovative packaging solutions to help solve challenges related to recyclability or sustainable packaging materials. Read more about the topic from our Board Magazine: 🔗https://lnkd.in/diSaFBD5 #MetsäBoard #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #PlasticReduction #EURegulations #Kesko #SustainablePackaging #PackagingInnovation

Sustainability is part of Mini-Maid’s business and growth 🌱   Mini-Maid, a Finnish family-owned and one of Europe’s largest paper plate producers, has systematically pursued growth during it’s nearly 40 years of operations. Established in 1986, the company specialises in the production of private-label products and has expanded across Europe, producing nearly 6,000,000 paper plates daily.   According to CEO Mikael Grahn, Mini-Maid aims to be Europe’s leading private label producer, and paying attention to sustainability is part of this goal. Mini-Maid has been cooperating with Metsä Board since the 1990’s.   Read from the article in our Board Magazine how partnership with Metsä Board supports the growth and sustainability goals of a company like Mini-Maid: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dWrGkyZa   #MiniMaid #MetsäBoard #Paperboard #Sustainability #Packaging #Growth #Growthwithafuture  

Metsä Board has updated its strategic sustainability targets for 2030. The update includes changes to existing and new targets focusing on areas such as logistics emissions, personnel diversity, and occupational safety. 🔗Read more from our latest press release: https://lnkd.in/dNbS32XA #MetsäBoard #Sustainabilitytargets #Sustainability 

Metsä Board has published a climate transition plan that presents our strategic ambition and governance on climate matters, as well as our investments and climate actions related to production, products and the value chain. 🔗https://lnkd.in/g4cFKzjV

Metsä Board’s Annual Review 2024 has been published. 🔗https://lnkd.in/df6MDbMA