Finnish cardboard supplier Metsä Board has opened a new Express Board service centre at the Gohrsmühle mill in Germany, offering shorter lead times for all of its folding boxboard grades. Sheeting at the centre is already underway, and full service for all grades was scheduled from end November 2012.
Sheeting capacity at the centre, which will offer service all year round, is 60,000 tonnes per annum, with the potential for future expansion.
However, Metsä Board continues to recommend direct mill orders for customers who know their product specification and volume well in advance of delivery. The Express Board Service is designed for orders with short delivery lead times and for smaller orders.
“We know there is more demand for our sheeted folding boxboards and we have made significant investment to improve their availability,” says Markku Romano, Metsä Board VP Cartonboard Sales in Europe and MEA. “There are many more short-term promotions and special occasion packs in today’s market, all of which need extra flexibility and fast response. The new Express Board Service is also ideal at other times of peak demand and for just-in-time delivery.”
