History

Fiskeby Board is Europe’s oldest manufacturer of paper and board. Down the years, lots of different paper qualities have been manufactured here, from handmade paper to modern packaging board.

Fiskeby Board is Europe’s oldest manufacturer of paper and board. Back in 1637, the mill received a letter of privilege from Queen Kristina to start manufacturing paper. At that time the paper mill was a handmade paper mill. With the exception of a break between 1852 and 1872 paper production has been going on continuously since the 1630s.

In 1887 a pulp mill was built to manufacture pulp. The mill was used to produce items such as newspaper paper, wallpaper, tissue paper, etc. In 1950 the first plans were drawn up to build a new board machine at Fiskeby. This was completed in 1953.  In 2010 a new solid fuel boiler was opened, securing all steam production requirements for the board manufacturing process as well as 40% of the mill’s electricity requirements.

Over the years, ownership has also changed. The company is privately owned since 2007 by Fiskeby Holding LLC, USA, led by Coors family.

The history of Fiskeby in brief

1637  Letter of privilege from Queen Kristina to manufacture paper.
1872  New paper mill based on the new cellulose technique.
1953  New board machine to produce board from recovered fibre.
1969  New extrusion and laminating machine.
1985  Name changed to Fiskeby Board AB.
1987  The mill celebrates its 350th birthday. The board machine is renovated.
1990  The company is acquired by Riverwood International Corporation, USA.
2003  Riverwood International Corporation merges with Graphic Packaging
          to form Graphic Packaging International Inc.
2007  Graphic Packaging International Sweden becomes privately owned.
2008  The company takes on the name Fiskeby Board AB once more.
2010 Opening of new solid fuel boiler.