Together we make circularity happen

Fire outbreak at Kotkamills’ sawmill on April 14th caused minor damage, sawmill production will start tomorrow on April 15th

Siegwerk and Kotkamills join forces in creating innovative solutions for the development of fibre-based packaging to promote a circular economy

By combining their expertise and latest innovations, Siegwerk and Kotkamills will actively create new capabilities for fibre-based packaging printers and producers, promoting circularity.

Siegwerk, one of the leading global providers of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and Kotkamills, a Finnish paper and paperboard manufacturer, have joined forces to create innovative solutions for printers and producers of fibre-based packaging to further drive packaging circularity.

Kotkamills is the winner of the Kasvunrakentaja – Growth Builder competition

The Finnish Venture Capital Association (FVCA) and PwC working as a partner arrange the annual Kasvunrakentaja – Growth Builder competition. This year’s winner is Kotkamills with its interesting growth story of innovative paperboard that replaces plastics. Without the fruitful cooperation with MB Funds, a Finnish private equity firm, this successful innovation story would not have been possible.

Take a careful look at what you are holding, the right cup can be a real eco-action

Press release, Feb. 24th, 2021

Kotkamills, the developer of the Finnish innovation, a plastic-free consumer board product that can be recycled and repulped up to six times, is concerned that the unsuccessful interpretation of the EU Directive could place the environmentally unique product into the wrong category. The use of plastic must be reduced and, ideally, discontinued where not needed. Why doesn’t the EU clearly support this development, asks CEO Markku Hämäläinen.