Typical end uses for the folding boxboards produced at Husum include packaging for chocolate and confectionery, foodstuffs, medical and healthcare products and beautycare products as well as graphic applications.
The white kraftliners are used as surface liners in consumer, retail and shelf-ready corrugated packaging for branded products, such as household appliances and electronics, beverages, food, fruit and vegetables. They are also used as a material for shopping bags and as fluting in corrugated board.
The main markets for the paperboards are Europe and North America. Roughly half of the chemical pulp produced at Husum is sold as market pulp. The site has its own harbour, providing an efficient logistics link to the main markets.
The mill also has an extrusion coating line serving the global food and food service packaging market.
During 2021 and 2023, Metsä Board completed a major investment to increase the annual folding boxboard production capacity at the Husum mill by 200,000 tonnes, bringing the total capacity to 600,000 tonnes per year. As part of this investment, the Husum port concept was also renewed to support the increased output. The EUR 230 million investment was completed in November 2023.
In parallel, the first phase of the Husum pulp mill renewal was carried out, including the installation of a new recovery boiler and turbine. This upgrade significantly boosted the mill’s bioenergy generation and increased the integrated site’s electricity self-sufficiency from 50% to over 80%. The EUR 380 million investment was completed in 2023.
Norra Skog, the Swedish forest owners’ association, holds a 30% ownership stake in the Husum pulp mill. This partnership strengthens the mill’s wood supply security and supports the continued development of Metsä Board’s paperboard business.
All wood raw material used at the Husum mill is fully traceable and sourced from sustainably managed Northern European forests. These forests are either PEFC or FSC® certified, or meet the criteria for controlled origin. The Husum mill is fully aligned with Metsä Board’s goal of achieving fossil free mills and products by the end of 2030.
Production lines |
| Two board machines (Trim width 6.50 m, speed up to 1,300 m/min, grammage range 70–365 g/m²) |
| One coater |
| One extrusion coating line |
| Two wood-handling lines for pine/spruce and birch, pulp mill with two fibre lines for bleached softwood pulp and bleached hardwood pulp |
| Two drying machines |
| Mill info sheet (PDF) |