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Pulp Paper & Logistics


Biomass conversions improve performance and quality


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etsä Fibre’s Joutseno mill in Finland has replaced all but


five per cent of the natural gas used in its lime kilm with bark- derived gas, ‘markedly’ improving the quality of lime product, says Andritz, which collaborated in a programme called ‘Gasification Plant 100% Utilization Rate’. Objective was to maximise


the availability of all equipment, including the wood processing plant, dryer, gasification plant, and lime kiln, as well as the lime kiln burner and its heat transfer system. The cooperation between Metsä


Fibre and Andritz will continue with Overall Production Efficiency


Andritz’s 48 MW gasification plant at the Joutseno mil in Finland


(OPE) agreements to further fine- tune the systems. The Joutseno 48 MW gasification


plant is based on the Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology


developed by Andritz. Other CFB projects include a 65 MW plant supplied to Zhanjiang Chenming Pulp & Paper mill in China; which replaces the heavy fuel oil it


Capacity cuts and divestments at Stora Enso


Stora Enso has shut down a paper machine in Sweden and is divesting its shares in mills in Sweden and Pakistan. Following an announcement


that it planned to permanently shut down its PM8 machine at the Kvarnsveden Mill due to ‘structural weakening’ of magazine paper demand in Europe, Stora Enso stopped the machine in June, removing 100,000 tonnes of super-calendered (SC) uncoated magazine paper capacity. In Europe, Stora Enso continues


to produce SC paper at the Kvarnsveden Mill’s PM12 as well at the Maxau Mill in Germany and the Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium. The group also serves its SC customers from the Dawang Mill in China.


July/August 2017


Production at the Kvarnsveden Mill will continue on two lines: PM10 for improved newsprint paper and PM12 for SC papers. Stora Enso has agreed to divest the business and assets of its Swedish subsidiary Stora Enso Re-board AB, a producer of rigid paperboard for expositions and displays, to Culas AB, which is partially owned by the current managing director of Stora Enso Re-board AB, John-Åke Svensson. “Stora Enso’s focus within


packaging is on developing and delivering fibre-based solutions throughout the value chain. Re- board delivers a niche product and we believe that a new owner can better give this business the attention it deserves and develop it further,” said Peter Torstensson,


head of corrugated Nordics, Stora Enso’s packaging solutions division. In Pakistan, Stora Enso has also


agreed to divest its 35 per cent holding in Bulleh Shah Packaging Ltd (BSP) to the main owner Packages Ltd, for €6 million. Stora Enso’s chief executive


Karl-Henrik Sundström said: “Stora Enso is focusing its strategy on delivering profitable growth. Due to a changing business environment in Pakistan, the Bulleh Shah Packaging asset with its product mix and related future outlook is a non-strategic fit in our consumer board roadmap. Our focus is on high quality virgin-fibre products. We are committed to make a responsible divestment and intend to leave a positive contribution in the society.”


used earlier in the lime kiln; and a repeat order from Chenming Group in 2015 with a 80 MW plant for its greenfield pulp mill at Shouguang Meilun in China.


Sustainability goals on target for Smurfit Kappa


Smurfit Kappa is on target to meet its 2020 sustainability goals, according to its tenth annual sustainability report. In the decade since it


started formally measuring its sustainability impact, Smurfit Kappa reached full Chain of Custody certification for its entire raw material supply chain. At the same time it has cut carbon dioxide emissions by 23 per cent and the quality of its discharge water improved by 32 per cent, both on track for its 2020 target of 25 per cent and 33 per cent respectively.


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