Metsä Board and HEIDELBERG have entered into a strategic collaboration with the aim of developing innovative packaging solutions that improve both operational performance and the consumer experience.
This includes joint R&D projects, pilot production runs, and customer demonstrations at HEIDELBERG’s Print Media Centres as well as Metsä Board’s Excellence Centre and Design Studios.
By combining Metsä Board’s experience in lightweight paperboard materials with HEIDELBERG’s offset, flexographic, digital printing and converting technologies, the partnership aims to accelerate innovation across the packaging value chain.
“Our collaboration with HEIDELBERG allows us to offer our customers new possibilities in packaging design and production efficiency, while maintaining our commitment to sustainability and premium quality,” said Erja Hyrsky, SVP, commercial operations at Metsä Board. “Working closely with HEIDELBERG as a system integrator enables faster development and testing of solutions that support our customers’ evolving packaging needs.”
Andreas Lang, SVP, global accounts and packaging at HEIDELBERG, added, “By combining advanced printing and converting technologies with Metsä Board’s premium lightweight paperboard, HEIDELBERG enables high‑performance packaging applications for demanding market and regulatory requirements.”
