Print industry news
Industry news
Metsä Group Orders World's First Commercial-Scale Valmet 3D Fiber Molded Packaging Line
Shared with SuperPrinters · 8/31/2026 · Source: indianprinterpublisher.com
Metsä Group has commissioned Valmet to install a commercial-scale 3D Fiber molded fiber production line at its Äänekoski mill in Finland, marking the first industrial deployment of the technology. The line, due to start up in 2028, will produce over 100 million fiber-based packaging products annually — such as trays, plates, and food containers — as direct replacements for plastic. The investment builds on years of joint development and a shared demo plant, signaling growing market confidence in scalable, sustainable fiber packaging.
+ Content, Copyright & Attribution

SuperPrinters respects original work and believes creators deserve recognition. We make reasonable efforts to ensure that content referenced, reproduced, or contributed to SuperPrinters is either appropriately authorised, copyright-free, or credited to its original source.

Contributors are expected to confirm that they have the right to share the material they submit, that it has been sourced ethically with any necessary permissions, and that it may be used to improve SuperPrinters’ content and answers.

Despite our efforts, an attribution may occasionally be missing, incomplete, or incorrect. If you are a creator, copyright owner, or become aware of any content that you believe has been used without appropriate permission or credit, please report it to us. We will review the matter promptly and, where appropriate, add or correct the attribution, modify the content, or remove it.