Joutseno BCTMP mill

Metsä Board Joutseno mill produces BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp), which is used in the middle layer of folding boxboards. The product has been tailored to meet the demands of Metsä Board’s paperboard mills, making it possible to produce light yet stiff paperboards with excellent printability, purity and whiteness.
  • 2001

    Established

  • 50

    Number of employees

  • 360

    kt/a

    Capacity

The mill is located in Southeast Finland, where together with the Metsä Fibre pulp mill it forms an integrate with an annual capacity of more than a million tons and synergy benefits achieved by the production of BCTMP and chemical pulps.

All the wood raw material the mill uses is traceable and comes from sustainably managed Northern European forests, which are either PEFC or FSC® certified, or meet the criteria for controlled origin. The mill is committed to Metsä Board’s target of achieving completely fossil free mills and products by the end of 2030.

Contact

Postal address
54120 Pulp
Finland
Tel. +358 1046 65599

Visiting address
Teollisuustie 32
Joutseno

VP
Mika Purhonen
Tel. +358405382446
mika.purhonen[at]metsagroup.com

Joutseno pulp mill's products

  • Bleached-chemi-thermomechanical pulp
    BCTMP

    Bleached-chemi-thermomechanical pulp

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Mill history

  1. 2001

    Mill start-up

  2. 2003

    Chain of custody, environmental and quality systems certifications granted

  3. 2008

    BCTMP production exclusively for Metsä Board folding boxboards

  4. 2020

    Twin roll press start-up