Metsä Group has planned several actions to ensure long-term competitiveness and future profitable growth such as a mix of efficiency measures, investments into modernising the production equipment, and capacity adjustments for its mill in Kreuzau, Germany.
Jan 13, 2024
Metsä Group’s tissue paper business has made an investment and capacity adjustment plan for its mill in Kreuzau, Germany. The plan ensures long-term competitiveness and future profitable growth of the mill.
Several actions are planned such as a mix of efficiency measures, investments into modernising the production equipment, and capacity adjustments, including the closure of one paper machine at the end of its lifecycle to fulfil this plan.
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The goal is to balance the paper making and converting capacities at the mill, and to focus the mill on manufacturing only consumer tissue products. These efforts aim to further enhance Metsä’s role in manufacturing sustainable tissue products.
In order to implement these plans, Metsä Tissue announced to commence change negotiations with the works council at the Kreuzau mill. The anticipated measures are planned to affect a total of up to 120 jobs.
Commenting on the new initiatives, Tobias Lüning, SVP West, and Country Manager of Metsä Tissue GmbH, said, ‘‘We are committed to ensuring the long-term success of our Kreuzau mill. Introducing these plans to adjust our capacity and including the related possible personnel impacts are unfortunate but necessary. With these plans, we aim to strengthen our position in the production of sustainable tissue paper products in the competitive German market. We will work together with our personnel and the works council to find the best possible solutions to the situation.’’
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Kreuzau is one of the largest tissue paper mills in Europe and largest within Metsä Group. The mill is offering fresh fibre-based tissue paper products to Central European customers.
