Metsä Fibre Has Started Pulp Deliveries to Green Bay, Wisconsin

May 28, 2024 - This spring, Metsä Fibre started regular pulp deliveries to Green Bay, Wisconsin, in the United States.

According to the company, “The port of Green Bay is close to paper mills in the Wisconsin area, which are significant users of market pulp. Our first pulp shipment set off from Rauma, carrying softwood pulp, which will be used, among other things, for the production of tissue and specialty papers.”

Kustaa Laine, VP, Sales, Americas & MEA, Metsä Fibre, explained, “This new route increases the reliability of our supply chain and supports the expansion and growth of our sales in the North American market.”

Metsä Fibre Pulp Capacity

• Joutseno pulp mill: 690,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of softwood pulp
• Kemi bioproduct mill: 1,020,000 tpy of softwood pulp, 300,000 tpy of hardwood pulp, and 180,000 tpy of unbleached pulp.
• Rauma pulp mill: 650,000 tpy of softwood pulp.
• Äänekoski bioproduct mill: 800,000 tpy of softwood pulp, and 500,000 tpy of hardwood pulp.

Metsä Fibre is a leading producer of wood-based bioproducts, such as pulp, sawn timber, biochemicals and bioenergy. With about 1,600 employees, the company produces pulp and bioproducts at its four mills and sawn timber products at four sawmills in Finland.

SOURCE: Metsä Fibre