The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Kotkamills by Mayr-Melnhof. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would raise no competition concerns, because the overlaps between the activities of the companies are limited and a number of strong players would...

Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International intends to take over 100 per cent of the shares to acquire sole control in Kotkamills, Finnish manufacturer of cartonboard, saturating base kraft paper and sawnwood. According to the European Commission, the Competition Directorate-General was notified of the proposed transaction...

Mayr-Melnhof Cartonboard International intends to take over 100 per cent of the shares and acquire sole control in Kotkamills, Finnish manufacturer of cartonboard, saturating base kraft paper and sawnwood....

Board-based beverage cups that owe their barrier property against liquids and grease to plastic coating fall under the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) and have to be marked accordingly with effect from 3 July 2021. Finnish Kotkamills is one of the companies producing barrier board for paper cups but it does not...

Mayr-Melnhof Group plans to acquire Kotkamills Group Oyj from its shareholders for around €425m. Kotkamills operates two paper and board machines at its integrated site in Kotka, southern Finland: a FBB/FSB board machine with current sales volumes of around 260,000 tpy and a capacity of 400,000 tpy, and a machine...

Matti Koski has been appointed Kotkamill’s Vice President, North America. He reports to Ari Tanninen, Senior Vice President of the Consumer Board business. Mr Koski already cooperated with Kotkamills when running his own consulting company. He also worked with Stora Enso for more than 15...

Kotkamills, Finnish manufacturer of cartonboard and food service board, is currently exploring the possibility of establishing its own sales office and production base in North America. There was a huge interest in Kotkamills' products as plastic alternatives, says Kotkamills CEO Markku Hämäläinen. The North...

Finnish company Kotkamills is currently modernising the pulp washing line 1 at its pulp mill to increase product quality and lead to lower water usage and fewer disruptions. Pulp washing capacity will be increased by one third. The new line will be ready by the end of August. Kotkamills' pulp mill currently...

In its interim report on the first quarter of 2019 Kotkamills reports on the current state of its saturating base kraft paper (SBK) production. The company plans to increase and in part move its capacity for the production of this grade. In January, a leasing agreement with Stora Enso that allowed Kotkamills to...

After restructuring its business, Kotkamills has now decided to sell its Kotkamills Imprex subsidiary, which produces laminating papers....

Open Gate Capital, the private investment and acquisition company and the owner of Kotkamills Oy, announced that it has sold a 10% minority share of Kotkamills Oy to Powerflute Oyj, the Finnish forest products company operating a semi-chemical fluting mill in Finland....