Kotkamills Exploring Establishment of Sales Office and Possibly Production in North America
Kotkamills pointed out that, overall, the North American food packaging market is huge: the board cup market alone is more than 1,000,000 tonnes per year — quadruple the size of Europe's.
October 26, 2020 - Kotkamills announced that it is currently exploring the possibility of establishing its own sales office in the North America. The launch of production in the still growing North American food packaging market is also being explored. "There is great interest in our products as alternatives to replace plastic also in North America, and by establishing a sales office we are pursuing growth in these huge markets," said Markku Hämäläinen, CEO of Kotkamills. "By operating close to the markets we can improve our customer service and, when needed, growth is supported by production built or acquired close to the markets. Starting our own production in North America is a vision, and the first steps in exploring it have already been taken." Kotkamills pointed out that, overall, the North American food packaging market is huge: the board cup market alone is more than 1,000,000 tonnes per year — quadruple the size of Europe's. "Even a few percent share of the North American market would be a good start for us," Hämäläinen added. In July of 2016, Kotkamills started up a new consumer board machine, BM2, at its mill in Kotka, Finland. The machine has the capacity to produce 400,000 tonnes per year of folding boxboard and recyclable barrier board. Kotkamills, located in Kotka, Finland, is a producer of food service board, folding boxboard and saturating base kraft papers. For further information, www.kotkamills.com. SOURCE: Kotkamills |