Metsä Board Joins Forces with the New European Paper Packaging Alliance

Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fiber paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has joined the recently established European Paper Packaging Alliance (EPPA).

Metsä Group, a Finnish forest industry group present in about 30 countries, and one of the founding members of EPPA, which promotes food safety, circular solutions, and lower carbon emissions. The members of the association represent raw material manufacturers and food & foodservice packaging producers.

“EPPA has a really good and important message to tell. Fiber-based food service packaging has a significant role in terms of food hygiene, public health and consumer safety. It is made of a renewable raw material – wood fiber. It is recyclable and also recycles well; in Europe paper and board packaging recycling rates are over 80%. That is circular economy at its best,” said Risto Auero, sales director, Metsä Board Food Service Boards.