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Reduced climate impact as Iggesund invests in biofuel
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The plant in Cumbria was inaugurated in May in the presence of directors from Holmen Group, the forest industry group which owns Iggesund Paperboard. As well as now being self- the mill will also be able to supply both electricity and heat to local residents. Incada, the paperboard made at the mill, is constructed of a central layer made of mechanical pulp produced on site, which gives a low weight combined with high of purchased chemical pulp to create high whiteness and good printability. “For more than a decade now
Iggesund Paperboard has invested to raise the standard of what
Pulp Paper & Logistics
has found new end uses for its products and gradually improved “In our investment in this new and reduced climate impact go hand in hand,” said Schultz- fossil-based energy will increase faster than that of biomass, so we regard this investment as a way to stabilise our energy costs.
Iggesund Paperboard’s new biomass CHP plant is now Cumbria’s tallest building. As well as providing the mill with energy it will also be able to supply nearby communities
was originally a very ordinary paperboard mill to one that is state of the art,” said Ola Schultz-Eklund, the mill’s managing director. on the CHP plant, we have invested
have raised both the quality and quality consistency of Incada, says Iggesund. As a result the mill
of fossil carbon dioxide from the fallen to almost zero, which should reasonably make us an even more end users, who have more or less promised consumers that they will both declare and reduce the emissions created by the products they sell.” Incada is used for packaging, book and brochure covers, and
renewable raw material that can later be recycled either in material or energy form,” said Schultz- Eklund. “Our manufacturing process meets high environmental standards and our paperboard is is increasingly moving towards greater sustainability.”
Pulp and paper production in Europe still affected by slowdown
tons from CEPI members last
July 2013
year, performance was similar to paper producing regions, such as USA, Japan and South Korea. Only China and Brazil performed European paper industry is looking for a healthier supply and demand balance and is modernising its industrial base to remain
European pulp and paper
slowdown which began in mid- while the output of market pulp Exports of paper and board
outside Europe showed an cent last year. In comparison the overall GDP in Europe decreased
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