Wednesday, February 23, 2022
SCA invests to strengthen competitiveness and improve the local environment in Timrå as they decided to invest in the pulp mill in Östrand. This new investment is expected to drive cost efficiency along with increase the production capacity of the factory. It is further expected that the investment will also improve the local environment by reducing the risk of odour disturbances.
With the new incinerator, Östrand’s pulp mill will burn strong gases and the surplus of methanol. The incinerator is in principle independent of the fact that other processes are in operation, which is why the gases can be burned in a stable way even in the event of operational disruptions.
Another major advantage of the incinerator is that it can convert the surplus of certain chemicals in the factory into another type of chemicals that the factory currently procures for the production of CTMP pulp.
The purchasing process has begun and will be completed during the winter. The plan for the incinerator is to be commissioned no later than the second quarter of next year.
SCA is Europe’s largest private forest owner with 2.6 millions hectares of forest in Northern Sweden. SCA is an important part of society in Sweden, being an important employer with strong ties to the communities in the north where our industries and businesses are located.
“We grow and plant seedlings that will grow for a century before they are harvested to become renewable and recyclable products with the lowest possible carbon footprint. We bring this long-term perspective into everything we do. We manage our forests in a way that maintains their biological diversity, while the growing trees absorb the atmosphere’s carbon dioxide.”
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