Stora Enso

What Stora Enso does

Stora Enso is a Helsinki-listed Finnish-Swedish renewable materials company, formed through the 1998 merger of Stora (founded 1288) and Enso, that produces fiber-based packaging materials, wood products, and biomaterials for global B2B customers. The company operates approximately 50 production sites across 20+ countries with ~19,000 employees and FY2025 sales of EUR 9.3 billion, holding #1 global positions in liquid packaging boards and virgin-fiber containerboard and #1 European positions in fresh cartonboard, foodservice boards, fluff pulp, and sawn timber.

The core product portfolio spans paperboard materials (liquid packaging boards, folding cartons, barrier coatings, containerboard under brands such as Ensocoat, Performa, Avant, CKB, Trayforma), corrugated packaging solutions (including EcoFishBox, ePaperBag, and the acquired De Jong Packaging operations adding 2 billion sqm of annual capacity), mass timber construction (CLT, LVL, GLT under the Sylva platform), and biomaterials including market pulp, lignin (Lignode for batteries, Lineo for adhesives), Papira wood foam, NeoLigno bio-binders, and tall oil/turpentine chemicals. The company owns or controls approximately 2 million hectares of forest globally (1.4 million hectares in Sweden alone, with 41% of Tornator and 50/50 JVs Veracel in Brazil and Montes del Plata in Uruguay), securing raw material supply and underpinning 99% FSC certification coverage.

Stora Enso generates revenue primarily through B2B one-time sales of physical materials to packaging converters, brand owners, retailers, food/beverage companies, construction firms, and industrial manufacturers via direct enterprise sales teams and channel partners across 16+ European corrugated sites. Pricing is quote-based on multi-year contracts. The company is undergoing strategic transformation: investing EUR 1 billion in a new Oulu fiber-based packaging mill (backed by a EUR 435 million EIB loan, with EUR 1 billion in hybrid bonds issued April 2026), divesting non-core assets including German corrugated operations and 175,000 hectares of Swedish forestland, and preparing to spin off its remaining Swedish forest assets into a separate publicly listed company (Bergslagets Skogar) by H1 2027. Customers include LVMH/Givenchy, Yves Rocher, Elopak, Camfil, Koskisen, Koskisen, and Thorlabs, with segments spanning food/beverage, consumer goods, e-commerce, construction, beauty/pharma, and biomaterials.

Name

Stora Enso

Legal name

Stora Enso Oyj

Website

http://www.storaenso.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Stora Enso is a Finland-based global renewable materials company producing fiber-based packaging, biomaterials (lignin, wood foam, bio-binders), and mass timber construction products for B2B customers across food/beverage, consumer goods, construction, and industrial sectors, backed by 2 million hectares of owned forest.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Paper Manufacturing (322), Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing (322211), Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331)

SIC

Papers & Allied Products (2600), Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-Based Sustainable Packaging (Recycled Paper, Molded Fiber, Bagasse) (IMALAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compostable & Bio-Based Packaging (PLA/PHA, Starch Blends, Cellulose Films) (IMALAMAB), Molded Fiber & Pulp Packaging (Trays, Clamshells, Cups) (IMAMAKAJ), Recycled Fiber, Recovered Paper & Secondary Fiber Trading (IMAMAIAK)

Keywords

• Renewable packaging materials
• Paperboard manufacturing
• Corrugated packaging solutions
• Mass timber construction
• Biomaterials production

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices50 records

Markets served

Revenue model

1. Packaging Materials: Sales of paperboard materials including liquid packaging boards, cartonboard, containerboard, foodservice boards, and corrugated packaging solutions. Revenue generated from manufacturing and selling renewable fiber-based packaging materials to converters, brand owners, and retailers.
2. Biomaterials: Sales of specialized pulp, lignin products, wood foams, bio-based chemicals, tall oil, and turpentine. Revenue from providing bio-based materials to packaging, paper, tissue, specialty paper, hygiene products, construction, and chemical industries.
3. Wood Products: Sales of sawn timber, mass timber products (CLT, LVL, GLT), wood panels, pellets, and engineered wood solutions for construction applications. Revenue from European largest sawn timber producer operations.
4. Forest and Energy: Revenue from wood supply operations, forest management services for private forest owners, and energy trading operations supporting production units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stora Enso manufactures and sells renewable fiber-based packaging materials, wood products and biomaterials. Its offering spans paperboard materials (liquid packaging boards, folding cartons, foodservice boards, containerboard), corrugated packaging solutions, mass timber construction products (CLT, LVL, GLT), market pulp, lignin, wood foams, bio-based binders and chemicals, serving converters, brand owners, retailers and industrial customers globally.

Product overview

Stora Enso is a renewable materials company offering a diversified portfolio of packaging materials, wood products, and biomaterials. The core packaging offering includes paperboard materials (liquid packaging boards, folding cartons, barrier coatings, containerboard) and corrugated packaging solutions with associated design and automation services. The wood products division provides mass timber construction solutions (CLT, LVL, GLT) through the Sylva platform, along with sawn timber products. The biomaterials business encompasses market pulp, lignin-based products (Lignode, Lineo), wood foam (Papira), bio-based binders (NeoLigno), and tall oil/turpentine chemicals. These products serve food/beverage packaging, e-commerce, construction, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications, with a focus on replacing non-renewable materials with fiber-based alternatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bergslagets Skogar (planned): Planned demerger entity for Swedish forest assets, expected to be listed as a separate publicly listed company in H1 2027.
• Sylva
• Papira
• Lignode
• NeoLigno

Quantifiable outcome

• 47% lower climate impact compared to PET bottles for beverage packaging
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Dunapack Packaging (Prinzhorn Group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 22 April 2026Austrian Dunapack Packaging agreed to acquire Stora Enso's corrugated packaging businesses in Germany including Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim, and PTI. Operations have 350 employees and EUR 74 million revenue (2025). Pending merger approval.
• TreeToTextile ABminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Stora Enso holds minority stake as co-investor alongside H&M Group, Inter IKEA Group, and LSCS Invest. Lenzing AG acquired controlling majority stake accelerating industrialization of next-generation fiber technology at demonstration plant in Nymölla, Sweden.
• International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Partnership to advance biodiversity framework allowing forecasting of biodiversity impacts, managing production and biodiversity in parallel, and adapting operations towards net positive goal. Pioneering framework for modelling biodiversity impacts.
• De Jong Packaging GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 January 2023Acquisition of Dutch-based De Jong Packaging Group for approximately EUR 1,020 million enterprise value. Largest independent corrugated board producer in Benelux with over 2 billion square meters annual production capacity. Enhances Stora Enso's presence in European packaging markets.
• Suzano (Veracel Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner50/50 joint venture in Brazil with 209,000 hectares of plantations, of which 82,000 ha planted for pulp production. Protected areas total 105,000 ha. Strategic partnership for pulp supply and plantation management.
• Arauco (Montes del Plata Joint Venture)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner50/50 joint venture in Uruguay with 190,000 hectares of plantations, of which 110,000 ha planted for pulp production. Protected areas total 77,000 ha. Strategic pulp production partnership.
• International Sustainable Forestry CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of coalition launched in 2023 to support dialogue around forestry and renewable materials.
• WWF FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater-related initiatives including 'Forests and Waters' promoting water conservation measures and 'For Forest Streams' aiming to restore forest stream conditions for freshwater species.
• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch programme focused on biodiversity, growth and yield, remote sensing, life cycle analysis, and forest communication.
• Aalto University (Finland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for research and innovation in renewable materials and sustainable forestry.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for bioeconomy innovation and sustainable materials development.
• Chalmers University of Technology (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for materials science and sustainable engineering research.
• KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic academic partnership for research collaboration in sustainable materials.
• RISE Institute of Technology (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership for circular economy and sustainable packaging innovation.
• Lappeenranta University (Finland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for renewable materials research.
• Combient FoundryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlatform connecting with start-ups to explore opportunities in digitalisation and advanced materials through Combient network.
• KoskisenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on formaldehyde-free wood panels using NeoLigno binder, expanding Zero portfolio for sustainable panel production.
• Bundle StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on lounge chair design using NeoLigno bio-based binder, turning unconventional material characteristic into defining design feature.
• MajoralminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJewellery packaging collaboration using Papira wood foam for sustainable packaging elevating brand's Mediterranean-inspired design.
• NovaporminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPilot project featuring Papira cellulose foam packaging material to replace conventional foams and reduce CO2.
• EmballageteknikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in creating renewable, high-performance packaging using Papira wood foam to replace fossil-based foams for sensitive equipment.
• ElopakminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration resulting in first gable top cartons made from natural brown unbleached paperboard, creating Naturally Pure-Pak carton with distinctive natural look.
• Krekelberg Flock ProductsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on flocking technology to transform Papira wood foam into 3D structures with soft, velvety surface using cellulose-based flock fiber.
• Flocktechniek - C&B InnovationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplication partner for flocking technology enabling customizable finish in colour, gloss, pattern, and texture for Papira renewable materials.
• KebonyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop eco-friendly wood-based panels for sustainable construction applications.

Scale indicators30 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Holmen: Swedish forest industry group producing printing paper, paperboard, and sawn timber with significant forest ownership. Closest Nordic peer in forest-paper integration with comparable sustainable forestry positioning and wood products business.
• Sappi: South Africa-headquartered specialty paper and packaging company with significant European coated paper and dissolving pulp operations. Direct peer in specialty graphic papers, packaging boards, and biomaterials with similar premium-grade positioning.
• Mayr-Melnhof Karton: Austrian folding boxboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer. Directly competes with Stora Enso in folding cartons and recycled containerboard, particularly across German-speaking and Central European markets.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish pulp, paper, biomaterials, and forest products company with overlapping product portfolio including label materials, communication papers, and biofuels. Closest like-for-like European peer with similar forest ownership model and renewable materials strategy.
• Smurfit Westrock: Global paper-based packaging leader formed via Smurfit Kappa and WestRock merger, operating containerboard mills and corrugated plants across Europe and the Americas. Direct competitor in corrugated packaging and containerboard markets where Stora Enso sells via De Jong.
• Mondi: UK-headquartered paper and packaging group with significant containerboard, kraft paper, and corrugated operations in Europe. Directly competes with Stora Enso in corrugated packaging and uncoated kraft paper, with similar B2B converter customer base.

Broad incumbents

• International Paper: Largest US-based pulp and paper company with diversified packaging and paper products globally. Competes broadly in containerboard and corrugated packaging, but with North American market focus rather than Stora Enso's European footprint.
• Suzano: Brazilian market pulp giant that is also Stora Enso's 50/50 joint venture partner in Veracel. Competes with Stora Enso in market pulp and dissolving pulp, with significant cost advantage from integrated eucalyptus plantations.
• Klabin: Brazilian integrated pulp, paper, and packaging producer with containerboard, kraft paper, and corrugated operations. Competes in the same global kraft paper and containerboard markets but from a lower-cost South American base.

Emerging players

• Mercer International: North American and German pulp and solid wood products producer with operations in tissue and market pulp. Smaller-scale peer with overlap in market pulp segments where Stora Enso competes with its fluff and specialty pulp offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A8 records

Investments5 records

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