Ahlstrom-Munksjö reinforces its market position and modernizes its production platform in the Beverage & Casing business by purchasing a secondhand Voith paper making line, to be dismantled and transferred to the Chirnside manufacturing site in the UK. The machine is expected to be fully commissioned in the beginning of the 4Q 2019.

Machinery

Ahlstrom-Munksjö invests Euro 28 million in its Beverage & Casing business

Ahlstrom-Munksjö reinforces its market position and modernizes its production platform in the Beverage & Casing business by purchasing a secondhand Voith paper making line, to be dismantled and transferred to the Chirnside manufacturing site in the UK.
The asset, near state-of-the-art, will be installed on the site where Ahlstrom-Munksjö already has extensive competence and product knowledge in the manufacturing of tea and coffee filter paper and fibrous meat casing materials.

The financial benefit of the Euro 28 million investment is attractive and include improved product capabilities, increased manufacturing capacity as well as higher production efficiency. Utilizing existing infrastructure at the site minimizes capital expenditure and shortens the installation period for the investment. The machine is expected to be fully commissioned in the beginning of the 4Q 2019.

The new production line will strengthen product capabilities and, combined with Ahlstrom-Munksjö’s extensive offering of biodegradable and compostable solutions, enables growth in the attractive tea and coffee markets. The investment addresses also the constrained capacity situation in all three segments; coffee, tea and casing, and enables the company to respond to growing end-use demand.

Ahlstrom-Munksjö is a global leader in fiber-based materials.