Construction of Metsä Spring and Valmet’s demo plant for 3D fibre products progressing
Metsä Group press release 23 March 2021Metsä Group’s innovation company Metsä Spring and Valmet are building a demo plant in Äänekoski. The plant will manufacture new 3D fibre products for food packaging and other purposes.
The demo plant reached its full height on 23 March 2021 with construction work proceeding as planned. The main equipment delivered by Valmet will be installed in the autumn 2021, and the first test runs should begin at the end of 2021 – approximately 12 months after the start of the construction.
“The demo plant will test the production of new 3D fibre-based