Myllykoski Corporation
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | Finland,  Germany (1892) |
| Headquarters | Finland, Germany Switzerland United States |
| Key people | Tuomo Tuomela, Managing Director Sakari Vainio Tapio Ahola, Technical Development Director |
| Industry | Paper manufacturer |
| Employees | 3,300 (2007)[1] |
| Website | www.myllykoski.com |
Myllykoski Corporation is a family owned international paper group with manufacturing in Germany, Switzerland and North America and sales offices around the world. The Finnish roots of the parent company go back to 1892.
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[edit] Product
The company makes supercalendered and coated (SC) paper and lightweight coated (LWC) paper, principally for use in magazines, catalogs, advertising inserts, and brochures. Myllykoski produces about 500,000 tons of paper annually, about 95% of which is exported to Europe, Africa, Asia, and US. [2]
The company owns about 65% while other 35% was holded by M-real. Myllykoski's paper is sold in US through Madison International Sales Company, another Myllykoski Corporation subsidiary[3]
Myllykoski is the third largest producer of SC papers in the world and is among the top five in coated mechanical grades.
The European mills of Myllykoski are certified according to the guidelines of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. In addition to that the German mills do participate to the EMAS II validation. The mills in North America operate according to the standards of European mills although they are not certified.[4]
[edit] Myllykoski Corporation Group
[edit] Myllykoski Paper
Myllykoski Paper producing mechanical uncoated (SC) and coated publication paper which yield about 570,000 tonnes annually. The company owns 50% of the Finnish pulp producer Sunila Oy.
[edit] Myllykoski Continental
Myllykoski Continental includes Lang Papier of Germany (newsprint and SC paper), Papierfabrik Utzenstorf of Switzerland (newsprint, UMI), MD Albbruck (coated offset paper in reels and sheets) and MD Plattling (coated rotogravure). The combined production capacity of Myllykoski Continental is 1.5 million tonnes annually.
- Utzenstorf Papier
- Lang Papier
[edit] Myllykoski North America
Myllykoski North America includes Madison Paper Industries, in Madison, Maine, producing mechanical uncoated offset and rotogravure which yield about 220,000 tonnes annually. Madison Paper Company in Alsip, Illinois, recycled fiber-based coated offset which produced 140,000 tonnes annually.
- Alsip mill
- Madison mill
[edit] Alliance partner
Rhein Papier is a legally independent company managed by Myllykoski Continental. The capacity of Rhein Papier is 280,000 TPa newsprint.
- Rhein Papier
- Plattling Papier
[edit] References
- ^ www.myllykoski.com www.myllykoski.com/EN/Myllykoski+Group/frontpage.htm www.myllykoski.com Myllykoski Group overview
- ^ www.hoovers.com Company reviews
- ^ finance.google.com Google search
- ^ www.myllykoski.com/EN/Products/frontpage.htm Our paper section
