11 April 202410 April 2024 Metsä Group starts pre-engineering project for Muoto™ wood fibre packaging products The technology applied in Muoto products converts wet wood pulp into 3-dimensional packages
16 February 20246 February 2024 Home compostability certification for Metsä Board paperboards All these paperboards can be recycled after using or be composted with your biowaste
22 January 202412 January 2024 The Fab Finns, the Top 20 Bioproducts from the bioeconomy’s forest heartland In Finland, although it's known as the "Quiet Country", there have come several innovative products without any spectacular performances
5 January 202421 December 2023 Metsä Group invests in startup FineCell that produces pulp-based materials for beauty, healthcare, and paint products Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring consists of a group of investors, including EIT InnoEnergy and the company’s founder
M2ARE: Maritime Methanol – Adaptable, Renewable and Environmentally friendly: Reducing marine fuel CO2 emissions by more than 80% In response to the high demand for maritime decarbonized fuel, M²ARE project will deliver a methanol synthesis demonstration plant by mid-2027, using the existing pilot plant located at the Air Liquide Innovation Campus Frankfurt, Germany
14 December 20237 December 2023 Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre gained important recognition in sustainability matters The large-scale production of Kuura would emit clearly lower greenhouse gas levels compared to currently commercially available bio-based textile fibres and polyester fibres
7 November 20232 November 2023 Zellstofffabrik in Finnland blockiert: Die Zukunft ist zerhäckselt Aktivist:innen haben einen holzverarbeitenden Betrieb blockiert. Sie sorgen sich um die einst üppigen Wälder, die dem Klima kaum noch helfen
29 September 202326 September 2023 Erforschung nachhaltiger Klebstoffe und Beschichtungen aus Baumrinde Die Partner wollen in diesem vierjährigen Projekt die Nachhaltigkeit und das Sicherheitsprofil von Klebstoffen und Beschichtungsprodukten verbessern
19 July 202313 July 2023 Can Cellulose Fibers Fill the Cotton Gap? Cellulose as a Raw Material Could Be the Answer to Future Textile Demand
15 June 202313 June 2023 Brand new fibre-based Muoto® gift packaging The innovative Muoto 3D inner packaging and a box made of Metsä Board’s folding boxboard encase Fiskars ReNew scissors made of recycled material
4 April 20233 April 2023 New development stage at Metsä Group’s demo plant for the Kuura® textile fibre Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring is developing a new method for using Metsä Group’s softwood pulp to produce the Kuura textile fibre
16 February 202314 February 2023 Metsä Spring leads funding round in Fiberwood to make insulation and packaging fossil free This Finnish startup upcycles side streams of the mechanical wood industry to create 100% ecological and recyclable insulation and packaging materials that are free from fossil-based materials
13 February 202311 February 2023 Metsä Group’s nature programme providing funding for restoration projects – application process starts The application period for Metsä Group’s funding programme for nature restoration projects starts on 1 February 2023. Funding for planned and targeted measures aiming at safeguarding biodiversity can be applied for until 30 April
10 February 20237 February 2023 Metsä Group receives Finland’s most startup-friendly company award for the second year running Metsä Group has been honoured for its support of startup communities, advancing sustainable innovations related to various wood-based materials with investments, R&D and production support, thus helping startups bring their innovation to the masses
18 January 202316 January 2023 Metsä Group and VR intensify their cooperation on sustainability Both Metsä Group and VR are companies with major role in the society and they therefore play an important part in improving environmental performance and responsibility
4 November 20222 November 2022 Metsä Group’s pine sawmill inaugurated in Rauma The new Rauma pine sawmill of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, was inaugurated on Monday, 10 October 2022
29 September 202226 September 2022 Innomost is among top 4 hottest startups in Finland Finnish circular economy pioneer, Innomost has raised additional €1M investment in bridge funding to take the global growth plan to the next level
9 August 20221 August 2022 Metsä Wood’s sustainability targets 2030: Metsä Wood’s sustainability targets are based on Metsä Wood’s strategy and Metsä Group’s sustainability targets These targets are set to achieve excellence in sustainability across the supply chain and in our daily work by 2030. Targets are based on the global Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs – set by the United Nations
27 April 202221 April 2022 Creating a sustainable Finnish textile industry with bio-based and recycled fibres The Telavalue project continues the line of previous projects of the Telaketju network and have promoted the creation of a Finnish circular economy of textiles
12 October 202111 October 2021 Metsä Group is planning to invest EUR 200 million in the construction of a Kerto® LVL mill in Äänekoski Lightweight, environmentally friendly Kerto LVL products speed up construction, especially in industrial prefabrication, in modular and traditional project construction
22 June 202121 June 2021 Nouryon signs long-term partnership with sustainable bioproduct supplier Metsä Fibre Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, has signed a 10-year agreement with Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group
10 June 202116 June 2021 Very good sustainability results for Metsä Group’s Kuura textile fibre Kuura is still in a R&D phase and the production process to make it is currently being tested and further developed at a tonne per day demo plant
20 May 202116 June 2021 Metsä Group and forest owners have planted 270 million trees in a decade In the decade between 2010 and 2020, Metsä Group supplied forest owners with a total of 270 million seedlings and 9,000 kilograms of pine seeds
26 February 202123 February 2021 Metsä Group builds a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland The construction phase will take approximately two and a half years, and the mill will be completed during the third quarter of 2023
21 January 202120 January 2021 Metsä Spring and Valmet begin construction of the 3D fibre product pilot plant Construction of the pilot plant began today and the plant is scheduled to start operations in late 2021
6 January 202118 December 2020 Opportunities in fiber-based food packaging Production capacity of paper food packaging in Europe has been trending higher annually since 2013
16 October 202015 October 2020 Metsä Fibre signed a preliminary agreement with ERCO and AFRY on the chlorine dioxide plant of the Kemi bioproduct mill AFRY will be responsible for project management and the engineering for the plant
3 April 20202 April 2020 Metsä Group’s investment projects in Finland progress The world’s most modern sawmill will be built in Rauma
5 March 20205 March 2020 Metsä Spring and Valmet announce collaboration to develop a new wood-based product as alternative to fossil-based materials The joint project focuses on fine-tuning properties of the new environmentally-friendly material
2 December 201927 November 2019 Metsä Board joins 4evergreen – a new alliance promoting fibre-based packaging in circular economy 4evergreen was created as a forum to engage and connect industry members from across the fibre-based packaging value chain
20 August 201912 August 2019 Metsä Spring invests in Woodio, leader in waterproof wood composite technology Woodio’s proprietary technology enables the valorisation of Metsä Group’s underutilised side-streams into long-lived, value-added products
31 May 201928 May 2019 How companies across Europe are creating sustainable products using no fossil fuels European Union is planning to invest another 10 billion euros in Bioeconomy research by 2027
24 October 201819 October 2018 Metsä Group and Itochu establish a joint venture that builds an industrial demo plant to produce wood-based textile fibres The new technology to be studied and further developed in the demo project is based on direct dissolution using a novel solvent for the pulp dissolution stage
24 September 201821 September 2018 Metsä Group starts cooperation with 4H in Finland to strengthen young people’s relationship with forests Metsä Group is the main partner within forestry in 4H’s Business Lab in Helsinki
21 August 201816 August 2018 Neue Bioproduktfabrik von Metsä erreicht nominelle Kapazität Mit der Marke von einer Million Tonnen wurde das Unternehmen nun der weltgrößte Hersteller von Marktzellstoff aus Weichholz
Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill has produced more than 1 million tonnes of pulp, reaching its full production capacity This makes Metsä Group the world’s largest producer of softwood market pulp
30 May 201825 May 2018 Metsä Group establishes an innovation company and plans to build a demo plant in Äänekoski, Finland for the production of textile fibres The first concept to be included into Metsä Spring’s portfolio is the new textile fibre production method developed by Metsä Fibre
14 May 20189 May 2018 Metsä Group launches a prefeasibility study on renewal of Kemi pulp mill Prefeasibility study to examine in particular the availability of wood raw material and the potential of Kemi's industrial infrastructure and logistic connections
Metsä Fibre prüft Umbau des Zellstoffwerks Kemi Machbarkeitsstudie will sich besonders mit Fragen zur Holzversorgung, der Logistik und der industriellen Infrastruktur in Kemi befassen
15 March 201813 March 2018 Zaha Hadid Architects joins Open Source Wood Pioneering open innovation project aimed at facilitating knowledge sharing and growth in modular wood construction
26 February 201822 February 2018 Brainstorming the Bioeconomy’s Future and Welcoming 56 New Members at BIC’s General Assembly At the event, representatives of the BBI JU Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs) also presented their projects to industry members
15 February 201815 February 2018 Bioeconomy: A global trend? More work is needed to realize bioeconomy's potential as a climate solution
3 November 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill inaugurated in Äänekoski With a cost of EUR 1.2 billion, mill is the largest investment in the history of the Finnish forest industry
5 September 201715 February 2018 EU funding for Metsä Fibre’s long-term development projects Long-term development projects aim to prove the commercial viability of new technologies to produce lignin-based products and pulp-based textile fibres, bark as a replacement for coal
25 August 201715 February 2018 Metsä Group started up its bioproduct mill Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in early September 2017
6 July 201729 June 2017 Start-up of Metsä Group’s bioproduct mill to begin in August 2017 The new wastewater treatment plant has already started up with wastewater from the Äänekoski integrated mill site
29 June 201727 June 2017 Metsä Wood launches Open Source Wood Initiative A pioneering open innovation project to accelerate growth in large scale wood construction
Metsä Wood bringt ‚Open Source Wood‘ auf den Weg Ein bahnbrechendes Open-Innovation-Projekt, das das Wachstum im groß angelegten Holzbau beschleunigen soll
12 June 20179 June 2017 Metsä Group softwood pulp to be used in LG’s loudspeakers Aqvacomp’s new production facility will be starting up at the Rauma pulp mill in autumn