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By expanding its warehouse capacity, Metsä Board Americas helps its customers by providing greater access to the common-stock program.
“This model also gives customers the ability to buy what they need when they need it without having to carry inventory on their own floor,” George said. “And having material available to trial new opportunities without a long lead time is another advantage of this model.” Upgraded U.S. and European facilities Metsä Board signed 2020 a contract with BalTerm to lease the 83,334-square-meter (897,000-square- foot) warehouse, which handles 362,873 metric tons (400,000 tons) of paperboard reels annually. By con- solidating its Mid-Atlantic operations in Baltimore, Metsä Board can improve transportation services, en- hance its supply-chain efforts, and reduce costs. “We needed someone to partner with that could all- ow us to manage the ebb and flow of many challeng- ing market conditions,” said Joe Nellis , Sales Director for Metsä Board Americas. “Surge in demand, ship- ment delays and inclement weather could all affect service to our customers. Having inventory on hand allows us to overcome most routine issues that would expose the traditional mill direct model more com- monly found in the U.S.” Metsä Board’s Americas service model will become even more efficient in the future. An expansion of its folding boxboard mill in Husum, Sweden, will increase
Metsä Board Americas has enhanced supply-chain efforts by consolidating its Mid-Atlantic operations to Baltimore.
capacity by 200,000 metric tons (220,462 tons) a year. Metsä Board will also increase capacity of its white kraftliner mill in Kemi Finland, in the same location where Metsä Group’s new bioproduct mill will also start operations at the same time. Metsä Board also has a smaller warehouse in Jackson- ville, Florida, which is mostly used for custom orders. Ensuring supply-chain security Metsä Board brings two products into the United States: white kraftliner, which is board used in the corrugated packaging used mainly for premium im- age reproduction when packaging requires a luxury appearance; and folding boxboard, lightweight premi- um board for consumer packaging.
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