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The renewable materials company Why choose Stora Enso Containerboard We work hand in hand with Stora Enso corrugated packaging units and therefore our quality improvement is an endless process. We can promise consistent quality ensuring a stable and predictable outcome Our Avant products have great runnability and outstanding product performance that is proven in practice Our modern assets and facilities are built for precise lightweighting The Avant product range has excellent compatibility: products fit together perfectly and offer synergistic benefits We work in close co-operation with the other Stora Enso divisions Consumer Board, Paper, Biomaterials and Wood Products which all make our wide-ranging company unique Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper across global markets. We use and develop our expertise in renewable materials to meet the needs of our customers and many of today s global raw material challenges. Our products provide a climate-friendly alternative to many products made from non-renewable materials and have a smaller carbon footprint. Stora Enso s customers range from publishers, retailers and brand owners, to print and board producers, printing houses, merchants, converters, and joiners, as well as construction companies. Our aim is to replace fossil-based materials by innovating and developing new products and services based on wood and other renewable materials. Our focus is fibre-based packaging, plantation-based pulp, innovation in biomaterials and sustainable building solutions. The Stora Enso group has approximately 26,000 employees in more than 35 countries and is publicly listed on the Helsinki and Stockholm stock exchanges. The expert in innovative fibre-based packaging The Packaging Solutions division develops fibrebased packaging and operates at every stage of the value chain from pulp production, material and packaging production to recycling. Our solutions serve leading converters, brand owners and retailers helping to optimise performance, reduce total costs and enhance sales. Our Avant family of modern lightweight container boards include Nordic SC fluting, Nordic brown kraftliner produced in Finland and fluting and liners made from recycled fibres produced in Poland. The close collaboration and integration with our corrugated operations allows us to test and perfect our containerboards. The high quality containerboards are used in virtually all packaging segments and applications for brand owners on a global scale. Stora Enso is present worldwide with an expe rienced sales service network in Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Asia, and Central and Latin America. We are the 360 solutions provider Being a 360 solutions provider is all about making our customers business successful. It is a holistic way of working to identify needs and provide the most relevant solutions. It is an active process of sharing know-how, experience and expertise in an on-going dialogue. Replacing traditional containerboard with our modern lightweight containerboard not only improves runnability on the corrugator and reduces weight but also creates better, more durable packing solutions, leading to more satisfied customers and lower total cost. In addition to our leading products, we provide our customers with value-adding services that help brand owners and converters get the most out of the packaging. Collaboration is a key word to us. Some of our customers have trusted us as a partner for more than 30 years. We continue to evolve together and create more efficient packaging solutions based on our new kraftliners. We know that the future of containerboard is all about increasing our customers performance through close co-operation by providing a unique combination of products and services. We look forward to the opportunity to work together with you, as a partnership.
Solutions that will enhance your business We believe high quality products deserve high quality services. Our high quality containerboards are complemented by a set of services to help improve material selection, productivity, packaging design and total cost. Our 360 solutions provider offers a unique combination of expertise within all the four fields. It s an approach as much as a way of working. Most of all, it s about showing you how we can enhance your business. Technical Customer Service by Stora Enso AvantFlute SC is our range of high quality Nordic SC fluting, perfected for demanding circumstances, temperature variations and long-distance transportation. To supplement and enhance our customers packaging business, we offer expert audits by our Technical Customer Service. It is a popular service, providing proven support in finding the optimal choice and best use of raw materials for the packaging process. On site at the plant, our servicefocused specialist will be able to identify and solve problems regarding runnability, materials, productivity bottlenecks etc. The outcome is better performance, higher profitability and the optimised application of our world-leading products. Rightweighting & Rightgrading by Stora Enso AvantKraft Brown is our range of Nordic brown kraftliners, developed especially for those end uses where strength, purity, moisture resistance and excellent printability are needed. AvantFlute Recycled is our range of modern recycled fluting, produced in Ostroleka, Poland. It is produced using the most advanced technologies available to create fluting that has excellent consistency and runnability. AvantLiner Recycled is our range of modern testliner, produced in Ostroleka, Poland. It is produced using the most advanced technologies available to create a testliner that has excellent consistency, runnability and printability. We help our customers to go beyond the concept of lightweighting to see the benefits of rightweighting and rightgrading. Rightweighting focuses on achieving the optimal packaging and strength properties without compromising on durability. The right choice of modern containerboard can in fact replace heavier grammages and save costs with maintained strength properties. Rightgrading embraces the whole performance of the packaging materials, such as strength properties, moisture resistance and resilience to temperature variations, not just grammage. We help our customers make the right choice and find the best balance and combination between recycled and virgin grades for high performance packaging solutions. Avant Performance by Stora Enso There is a common misconception in the corrugated industry that higher gram per square metre means more strength. We can help customers get more performance and value from our Avant containerboards at lower grammages. Together we set a target to reduce the grammage of a specific containerboard grade, while keeping the strength performance intact. The result is increased shared value with maintained performance. Design Solutions by Stora Enso Packaging design is at the heart of Stora Enso s business. We create structural designs with applied graphics for thousands of products every year. Our combined packaging design experience includes working with customers in virtually all industries. We help customers create a packaging solution that takes into account the full value chain from production and packing to transport, point of sale to customer and all the way to recycling.
packaging solutions for retail applications like fruit and vegetables and direct food contact segments where the purity of the material is essential. The strength of AvantKraft Brown also makes it a great choice also for industrial packaging and heavy duty applications. AvantLiner Recycled by Stora Enso AvantLiner Recycled is our range of modern testliners, produced in Ostroleka, Poland. The high quality of the recycled fibres is provided using Stora Enso s own collection network and the sorting process at the mill. It is produced using the most advanced technologies available to create a testliner that has excellent consistency, runnability and printability. The shade and colouring are kept consistent using special technology in the production process. AvantLiner Recycled is a highly versatile testliner used for packaging solutions for retail, furniture, home-ware products, electronics and more. AvantFlute Recycled by Stora Enso Avant Flute Recycled is produced using the same modern technology as AvantLiner Recycled in Ostroleka. It has excellent consistency and runnability and it has versatile end use possibilities in retail, furniture, home-ware products and more. Products to improve performance We offer a unique family of Nordic virgin fibre and recycled fibre containerboards to serve the most demanding needs. Our high quality containerboards are combined with a range of services to improve material selection, productivity, packaging design and total cost. AvantFlute SC by Stora Enso AvantFlute SC is our high quality range of Nordic SC fluting produced in Heinola, Finland. It has been developed especially for demanding circumstances and tough requirements such as high humidity, temperature variations and long-distance transportation. AvantFlute SC is frequently used for fruit and vegetables packaging solutions, as well as other direct food contact segments, where the purity of the material is essential. The strength of AvantFlute SC also makes it very suitable for industrial packaging and heavy-duty applications. AvantKraft Brown by Stora Enso AvantKraft Brow is the latest addition to our product portfolio produced in Varkaus, Finland. AvantKraft Brown is a Nordic brown kraftliner, developed especially for those end uses where strength, purity, moisture resistance and good printability are needed. It is made for branded Measuring the performance of our containerboards To guarantee our customers a high and even quality, we test the performance of our containerboards in our mills on a regular basis. We use a set of standard and approved tests including Concora Medium Test (CMT), Short Compression Test (SCT), Corrugated Crush Test (CCT) and Edge Crush Test (ECT). We recommend that all of our customers test containerboards using the above standardised test methodologies to achieve reliable and comparable performance results. Laboratory tests alone are not enough to prove the performance of our Avant containerboards. Therefore we believe in real life cases in collaboration with our customers.
Our containerboard mills Award-winning sustainability Varkaus, Finland Our new Varkaus Mill machine produces AvantKraft by Stora Enso, our high quality brown kraft liner. The kraftliner has been developed especially for those end uses where strength, purity, moisture resistance and excellent printability are needed. ----------------------------------------------------------Machine width 7.8 m, capacity 390,000 t/a ----------------------------------------------------------Grammage range: Brown Kraftliner 80-250 g/m2 ----------------------------------------------------------Standard reel specification: Core 100 mm (4 inch.), dia 125 and 145 cm, reel widths 80-280 cm ----------------------------------------------------------Raw material: Based on Nordic virgin fibre, mainly spruce and pine ----------------------------------------------------------Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, PEFC CoC, FSC CoC, ISO 22000 and ISO 50001 ----------------------------------------------------------- We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow. As a part of this belief, Stora Enso Packaging Solutions has an important role in helping brand owners, retailers and consumers to recognise the benefits of sustainable packaging. We are committed to demonstrating transparency in our sustainability work. Stora Enso s Sustainability Report won four awards in 2015 in the independent annual sustainability report review, commissioned by FIBS, Finland s leading non-profit corporate responsibility network. The four awards include the best sustainability report, best reporting on Human Rights and on Tax Footprint and the top choice of consortium of Finnish corporate sustainability students. What sustainability means for Stora Enso and our customers: Our solutions are made from renewable and recyclable materials Carbon footprint of corrugated packaging is small in comparison to alternative non-renewable packaging Our containerboard mills are committed to long-term systematic work to improve environmental performance Our processes are energy efficient and we have targets for further improvement Stora Enso has decreased its CO2 emissions by 32% since 2006 Heinola, Finland Our Heinola mill produces AvantFlute SC by Stora Enso, our Semi Chemical Fluting. It has been deve loped especially for demanding circumstances and tough requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------Machine width 6.0 m, capacity 285,000 t/a ----------------------------------------------------------Grammage range 110-200 g/m2 ----------------------------------------------------------Standard reel specification: Core 100 mm (4 inch.), dia 125 and 145 cm, reel widths 80-350 cm ----------------------------------------------------------Raw material: Pure Nordic virgin fibre, mainly birch ----------------------------------------------------------Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 22000, PEFC CoC, FSC CoC, ISO 50001 ----------------------------------------------------------- Ostroleka, Poland Our Ostroleka mill in Poland is the most modern producer of recycled fibre based fluting and liner in Europe. The mill produces AvantFlute Recycled and AvantLiner Recycled by Stora Enso. The products have excellent strength, durability, printability and runnability for converters. ----------------------------------------------------------Machine width 7.8 m, capacity 455,000 t/a ----------------------------------------------------------Grammage range 70-160 g/m2 ----------------------------------------------------------Standard reel specification: Core 100 mm (4 inch.), dia 143 cm, reel widths 1950, 2450, 2500, 2650 and 2800 mm ----------------------------------------------------------Raw material: 100% based on recycled fibre, collected locally ----------------------------------------------------------Certificates: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, FSC CoC, PEFC CoC -----------------------------------------------------------
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