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Finnish licorice maker Kouvolan Lakritsi adds a fiber-based cup from Metsä Board to its retail packaging portfolio.

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This was the new future – soon they envisaged everyone would only have disposable plastic cups and plates in their homes – it was the cleaner way to live and there would be no more washing up!