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Stories segment: Fiber-based materials

Paper reels at Metsä Board warehouse.

Predicting board quality hours ahead at Metsä Board

At Metsä Board Kemi mill, the operators can see the board quality hours into the future and prevent disturbances that cause end-product defects. Predictive Wet End, a digital service by Kemira, increases transparency to the complex wet end chemistry.
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Food packaging – Toward a strictly regulated future?

Recently, Kemira asked a group of industry experts to engage in scenario work to investigate the possible futures of food packaging. One of the four scenarios identified paints a picture of a strictly regulated market. What kind of challenges and opportunities would this mean for the fiber-based packaging value chain if it became a reality?
A person walking with bicycle holding a paper cup.

Packaging on-the-go

When food-related goods and services are only a few clicks away from consumers, what is required from food packaging? Quite a lot, and chemistry plays an important role in enabling the functionalities required of fiber-based packaging. An expert panel investigated some possible future scenarios for food packaging, and discovered a future where convenience is king.
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