Metsä Board has made “major enhancements” to its Avanta Prima, Simcote and Carta Elega folding boxboards, following technical improvements made at its mills during the company’s 2011-12 investment programme.
The product enhancements are said to improve the suitability of each cartonboard type for a particular packaging application such as food, beautycare, healthcare or luxury packaging and graphics.
“Developments include better yield, optimised shades and improved surfaces, according to the requirements of each end-use,” says Pasi Piiparinen, head of Metsä Board Paperboard.
“We are responding to customer needs by making our world class boards even more fit for purpose.”
Avanta Prima (healthcare market) and Simcote (food) both now have improved bulk, meaning the same thickness and stiffness can be maintained while achieving a lighter weight or improved yield.
Grammages in each case have been lightweighted across the range.
Avanta Prima’s surface has now been optimised to allow for 2D data matrix coding, and its shade has been optimised to enhance visual whiteness.
The shade of Carta Elega has also been optimised to enhance visual whiteness – “an important characteristic in the beautycare market”.
According to the company, the enhanced board range can be ordered from mid-May, with availability from June 2013.
