Gävle

About Gävle

Our production facility in Gävle, in eastern Gästrikland, is a world-leading manufacturer of liquid carton for packaging of beverages and food products intended for users with very high demands on stability and printability. The facility also produces white top kraftliner, the outer printable layer of corrugated cardboard boxes, which meet stringent demands on runability and printability in customers’ conversion processes. The liquid carton is used as foodproof packaging for example, milk, water, juice, sports drinks, smoothies and tea drinks as well as for preserved foods for example crushed tomatoes, beans and sauces. Material to about 200 million beverage containers (singel portion) is produced in Gävle each day, which means that every fourth beverage container in the world contains liquid carton made by BillerudKorsnäs in Gävle.

Facts

Products: Liquid Packaging Board > , Liners >

Market segment: Food and beverages >

Production capacity: 740 000 tonnes/year

Number of employees: 900

Sustainability & Documents

Sustainability report >

Certificates & Regulatory > 

Business Policy >

History

The Gävle Mill has its roots in Korsnäs Sågverks Aktiebolag, founded in Dalarna in 1855. 1899, the operations moved from Dalarna to Kastet's industrial area in Gävle. By that time, Swedens by far biggest industrial move of 2,000 people, machines and entire buildings. In 1920, the production of pulp began and in 1925 the first paper machine was built.

Career

BillerudKorsnäs challenges conventional packaging for a sustainable future. Are you interested in working with us? Welcome to visit our career pages.

Contact and visiting information

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Switchboard: +46 26 15 10 00

Press service. For media inquiries only.
Telephone: +46 771 141 411
Mail: press.gavle@billerudkorsnas.com

Angelica Eriksson
Communication Manager

Magnus Kangas
Mill director

Johanna Råsbo
Manager environment

Johan Skäringer
Environmental Engineering

Annika Deutsch
HR manager