Metsä Tissue to close permanently PM6 at Krapkowice mill

Metsä Tissue release 13 December 2019

In October 2019, Metsä Tissue, part of the Metsä Group, announced that it is curtailing its paper production at Krapkowice mill in Poland by temporarily stopping PM6. It has now been decided to close the paper machine permanently.

The annual production capacity of the PM6 was approximately 20,000 tonnes. Headcount implications resulting from the closure of the paper machine will be negotiated according to local legislation.

For more information:

Jari Tiura, SVP Operations, Metsä Tissue, tel. +358 40 708 5632

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With its high-quality tissue and greaseproof papers, Metsä Tissue makes life more comfortable for consumers, customers and end-users every day. Metsä Tissue is a leading tissue paper products supplier to households and professionals in Europe and the world’s leading supplier of greaseproof papers. Our main brands are Lambi, Serla, Mola, Tento, Katrin and SAGA. With production units in five countries, we employ approximately 2,800 people. Our sales in 2018 were EUR 1.0 billion. Metsä Tissue is part of Metsä Group.