Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill
Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill · also known as Äänekoski kraft mill, Äänekoski pulp mill
Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Äänekoski, Finland, with a capacity of 1 300 000 tonnes per year.
- Company
- Metsä Fibre Oy
- Group
- Metsä Group
- WoodComp ID
- 00376 (how IDs work)
- Country
- Finland
- City
- Äänekoski
- Status
- Operating
- Capacity
- 1 300 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2024 · verified 2026-09-18Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- 1 098 000 t pulp (2025, annual report)84 % of capacity
- Type
- Kraft
- Region
- Länsi-Suomi
- Website
- metsagroup.com
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Äänekoski Bioproduct Mill is the 2nd largest pulp mill in Finland of the 18 with a pulp capacity figure in WoodComp's register.
- More Metsä Group facilities
- Kemi Bioproduct Mill ·Metsä Fibre Rauma ·Husum Mill ·Joutseno Mill ·Rauma Pulp Mill
- Largest pulp mills in Finland
- Imatra Mills ·Kymi Mill ·Pietarsaari Mill ·Kaukas Mill ·Enocell Mill
- Nearest facilities
- Versowood Hankasalmi (49 km) ·Multian Saha (53 km) ·ER-Saha Viitasaari (55 km) ·Koskisen Iisvesi (former Iisveden Metsä) (65 km) ·Keitele Timber Keitele (71 km)
Timeline
- 2026capacity reported
Capacity reported: 1 300 000 t/y (mill scope, observed 2026-07-22).
Source ↗ - 2018-08-08other
The mill produced its millionth tonne of pulp on 8 August 2018 and reached its nominal capacity of 1.3 million tonnes of softwood and birch pulp per year.
Source ↗ - 2017-08-15startup
The bioproduct mill came into operation on 15 August 2017, on schedule and within its EUR 1.2 billion budget.
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- 2015-04-21founded
Metsä Fibre decided on 21 April 2015 to build a next generation bioproduct mill in the area of the existing Äänekoski pulp mill, an investment of about EUR 1.2 billion.
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Data confidence: High (100 of 100) how this is computed
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23metsagroup.com
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23metsagroup.com
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23metsagroup.com
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