Pulp mill
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SCA inaugurates its new giant pulp mill in Sweden
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA’s pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion of the mill is one of Sweden’s largest industrial investments ever. SCA has invested SEK 8 billion ($889 million) in expanding the mill and to double its capacity to 900,000 tonnes of bleached softwood kraft pulp, making Östrand the largest mill of its kind in the world. The investment enables SCA to be world class in terms of product quality and environmental performance. “A lot of Sweden’s prosperity has been built by forests and the forest industry’s products”, said the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the inauguration. “But the forest has not only shaoped Sweden’s history. It also provides the raw material of our future in the shape of green electricity and biofuels.” The two biggest suppliers to the project have been Valmet who supplied the fibre line with a number... Continue reading
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February 18, 2019
SCA inaugurates its new giant pulp mill in Sweden
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA’s pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion of the mill is one of Sweden’s largest industrial investments ever. SCA has invested SEK 8 billion ($889 million) in expanding the mill and to double its capacity to 900,000 tonnes of bleached softwood kraft pulp, making Östrand the largest mill of its kind in the world. The investment enables SCA to be world class in terms of product quality and environmental performance. “A lot of Sweden’s prosperity has been built by forests and the forest industry’s products”, said the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the inauguration. “But the forest has not only shaoped Sweden’s history. It also provides the raw material of our future in the shape of green electricity and biofuels.” The two biggest suppliers to the project have been Valmet who supplied the fibre line with a number... Continue reading
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December 12, 2018
UPM to invest EUR 2 billion in new giant pulp mill in Uruguay
UPM plans to invest Euro 2 billion in a new mill to be located near the city of Paso de los Toros in Uruguay. The new mill would have capacity to produce about 2 million tonnes of eucalyptus pulp annually. A year ago UPM and the government of Uruguay signed an investment agreement which outlines the local prerequisites for a potential pulp mill. The agreement details the roles, commitments and timeline for both parties as well as the relevant items to be agreed prior to the final investment decision. Currently UPM is carrying out technical studies and applying for the necessary permits. “A pulp mill investment of this scale requires efficient logistics to enable secure wood supply and pulp deliveries from the inland mill to the port of Montevideo. This will require the construction of a modern railway to the port and a modern pulp terminal as well as development of the road... Continue reading
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February 18, 2019
SCA inaugurates its new giant pulp mill in Sweden
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated SCA’s pulp mill Östrand in Timrå. The expansion of the mill is one of Sweden’s largest industrial investments ever. SCA has invested SEK 8 billion ($889 million) in expanding the mill and to double its capacity to 900,000 tonnes of bleached softwood kraft pulp, making Östrand the largest mill of its kind in the world. The investment enables SCA to be world class in terms of product quality and environmental performance. “A lot of Sweden’s prosperity has been built by forests and the forest industry’s products”, said the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf at the inauguration. “But the forest has not only shaoped Sweden’s history. It also provides the raw material of our future in the shape of green electricity and biofuels.” The two biggest suppliers to the project have been Valmet who supplied the fibre line with a number... Continue reading