Stora Enso has selected UMV as the supplier of an offline coating section to be installed at their Forshaga site in Sweden. The delivery includes all equipment for application of dispersion barriers including mechanical installation, the order value are undisclosed. Start-up and commission will take place in the 2Q 2021.

"This project strengthens UMV's position as the technology leader in barrier coating and is also positive for the region to maintain as a center for know-how in the paper industry," says Håkan Karlsson, managing director of UMV Coating Systems.

UMV ­Coating Systems is a global technology leader in the development and supply of surface ­treatment technology to the coated ­paper and board industries.