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STORA ENSO PACKAGING OFFSET PRODUCTS BULLETIN FOR CUSTOMERS June 2007
OFFSET PACKAGING SALES IN CENTRAL EUROPE
AND RUSSIA IS EXPERIENCING STRONG GROWTH
Stora Enso Packaging Kft’s new Managing Director Baptiest
Mol has worked at his current location in Paty since the beginning
of September 2006. A Dutch national, Mol is living in Budapest
with his family, and is enjoying his new place of residence very
much after seven years working and living in Russia and one in
Finland.
In addition to his position as Managing Director, Mol is
also heading sales of offset litho-laminated corrugated products.
He says that the demand for offset printed corrugated board
packaging in Central Europe and Russia offers new opportunities.
Until 2001, Stora Enso Packaging operated one offset corrugated plant in Finland. Paty mill in Hungary was
completed in the beginning of 2001. Two years ago, Stora Enso Packaging opened its third offset corrugated facility
in Mosina, Poland. Currently, total capacity amounts to some 70 million m² of offset printed corrugated board. New
investments in Russia and Hungary have recently been announced.
Expansion in Hungary
“Stora Enso Packaging has very much focused on the development of offset printed corrugated board packaging
throughout the past 6 years” says Mol. In Paty we upgraded our printing, die-cutting and gluing capacity already in
2005, enabling us to produce 25 million m² of offset corrugated per year.” Paty mill is a very modern facility today and
located next to the M1, the road which links Budapest to Vienna. The mill supplies major players active in e.g. the
consumer electronics, food and drinks segments operating in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania.
In the beginning of March 2007, Stora Enso Packaging announced a new €15 million investment in a new mill which
will operate in Komarom, a town close to the Hungarian-Slovakian border. “A new offset corrugated mill will enable us
to continue our growth successfully and increase our flexibility” says Mol. “In the third quarter of 2008 we will take the
new plant in operation. Through this investment we show our commitment to the Central European market and will be
one of the leading manufacturers of offset litho-laminated packaging in the area.”
Successful start-up in Poland
Stora Enso Packaging operates various mills in Poland, and the one located in Mosina (close to Poznan) is
specialized in the production of offset printed corrugated board packaging. Production was started in Q1 2006 and
from the beginning the operation has been successful. “Within one year after the start-up, it was decided to expand
the capacity of the Mosina mill by installing a new die-cutter as well as a new printing press” says Mol. “We see good
opportunities to use the favorable location of Mosina in our efforts to expand our sales, both in Poland as well as
through export.” Depending on the product mix and seasonality, the mill in Mosina will be able to produce some 25
million m² of offset printed corrugated products. “Customers know where to find us” says Mol. “The number of new
interesting customer projects is increasing fast.”

Russian investment
Since 1998, Stora Enso Packaging has built up 2 mills in Russia (Balabanovo and Arzamas) which focus on flexo
printed corrugated board packaging. At the moment Stora Enso Packaging has two investments running
simultaneously in Russia, i.e. in Lukhovitsy and in Balabanovo. The new €23 million investment in Balabanovo will
result in to Russia’s most modern offset litho-laminated corrugated board plant closest to the Moscow region. The
plant will be built at the existing Balabanovo site to benefit from synergies. Total capacity will amount to some 30
million m². Stora Enso Packaging’s customers in Russia are offered a wider choice of alternatives from the same
supplier. The offset printed corrugated board mill is planned to be taken into use in Q2 2008.
“These developments are in line with Stora Enso's strategy of growing its packaging business and its operations in
new growth markets” says Mol.
Stora Enso Packaging on the internet
Now you can find more information on us via:
www.storaenso.com > Products > Packaging > Corrugated packaging
Stora Enso Packaging Kft.
M1 Business Park Building "A"
HU-2071 PÁTY
Hungary
Tel. +36 23 555 600
Fax +36 23 555 601
E-mail: Offset.hu@storaenso.com
Stora Enso Poland S.A.
ul. Galczynskiego 20
62-050 MOSINA
Poland
Tel. +48 (61) 899 67 00
Fax +48 (61) 899 67 02
E-mail: Offset.pl@storaenso.com
Stora Enso Packaging Oy
Sahantie 15
FI-34450 JÄMINKIPOHJA
Finland
Tel. +358-2046 118
Fax +358-2046 483 00
E-mail: Offset.fi@storaenso.com
Further information
Mosina
Paty
Ruovesi
www.storaenso.com > Products > Packaging > Corrugated packaging
Stora Enso Packaging Oy, Offset Products, Hennalankatu 270, P.O. Box 4, FI-15701 Lahti, Finland
Tel. +358 2046 118, fax +358 3 752 0237
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