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A pulp mill with nationwide impact
Pulp Paper & Logistics
to a nation state’s economy while contributing net benefits to the environment it’s time for the world to take notice. Described as a ‘next-generation’
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project, the new bio-products mill started up in August by Metsä Group at Äänekoski in Finland shows how the pulp and paper industry is capable of growing the business sustainably. Inauguration of the €1.2 billion
November/December 2017
hen a single paper-industry project provides a significant boost
Metsä Group’s new pulp mill at Äänekoski in Finland is expected to provide far- reaching benefits to the economy, and as an example of best environmental engineering practice
mill on 18 October was a big deal for Metsä and was attended no less than by the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö. In his inauguration speech, Niinistö pointed out that Finland’s well-being is largely based on exports. “The forest industry continues to be a key export sector and a major employer in
Finland,” he said. “Its economic importance is emphasised by the fact that raw materials and services needed in production are mainly sourced from Finland. Metsä Group’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill is an example of the forest industry of the new era. Its positive impacts on the Finnish economy are substantial.”
Chief executive of Metsä Group
Kari Jordan emphasised that economic growth in Finland requires investments. The forest industry is doing well and has resumed its position as Finland’s most important export industry, he said. “All in all, Metsä Group is
investing around €2 billion between 2015 and 2017. Of this, around 85 per cent is investments in Finland,” Jordan said. “The bioproduct mill has nationwide effects. It will increase Finland’s annual exports by €500 million,
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