Taking advantage of inherent strengths

The concept of a paper province was developed in 1999 through government funding to convince businesses to move or establish in the Karlstad area of Sweden. The paper province included 25 companies in the beginning, which has increased to 50 members currently. The cluster concept has also attracted attention from other regions in Sweden and Finland, which are forming similar groups. Paper Province's Packaging Greenhouse project markets and provides an independent environment for industrial research for businesses within the sector.