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Smurfit Kappa celebrates 40 years of powering Piteå


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murfit Kappa this year celebrates the 40th anniversary of providing a renewable


source of heating for the residents of Piteå in Sweden. In 1978, the Piteå Paper Mill


started working with local energy provider PiteEnergi to use secondary heat from the mill to meet the requirements of local residents. Located in Northern Sweden,


Piteå experiences heavy snowfall in the winter months so a reliable source of heating is critical. What started as provision for a small area has now expanded with continuing investment in innovative technology including a heat exchanger and flue


communities around our plants and mills.” Daniel Eriksson, head of


district heating at PiteEnergi added: “Thanks to the good energy cooperation with Smurfit Kappa Piteå, we have a very well developed heating network in Piteå. Since the start of the cooperation it has developed in a positive direction in a number of ways.”


gas cooler. Today, more than 3,700 buildings in central Piteå, including three indoor baths and a pedestrianised street, are now powered by the district heating scheme.


Speaking about the milestone, the mill’s chief executive Per Sward said: “We are delighted


Environmental permits for Finnpulp’s bio- production pulp mill


Further progress towards the construction of what is expected to be the world’s largest-capacity softwood pulp mill has been made with Finnpulp obtaining environmental permits. The €1.4 billion (US$1.6bn) bio-production mill, to be constructed at Sorsasalo in the Kuopio region of Finland, will have pulp capacity of 1.2 million tons a year and produce 60,000 tons of tall oil and 1 TeraWatt hour (TWh) of electricity, using 6.7 million cubic metres of wood a year.


September/October 2018 The environmental permits


obtained by Finnpulp from the Vaasa administrative court in September had taken 18 months. The permits enable Finnpulp


to start financial negotiations for the next phase of the mill project. The Finnish-Chinese owned company is currently carrying out pre-engineering of the plant which is expected to be completed next year. This includes preparation of


the construction stage of the mill’s processes, technologies and mill site layouts.


to celebrate the anniversary of a very successful partnership with PiteEnergi. “At Smurfit Kappa, sustainable and circular business practices are embedded throughout all layers of our organisation. We are always looking to how we can work in partnership to benefit the local


The Piteå Paper Mill produces 700,000 tonnes of kraftliner a year which is in demand across many sectors, particularly for sustainable eCommerce applications. A number of events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the partnership have been held throughout the year.


Sustainable ‘tactile’ paper partly made from grass


German manufacturer of high- quality speciality papers, Zanders has launched an uncoated grass paper with a special tactile feel that is intended for sustainable packaging. Zangrass offers a ‘natural


heterogeneous look’ with fine grass dots on a greenish-beige background. It is made from 20 to 40 per cent virgin sun-dried grass fibre, the remainder being bleached fresh fibre pulp. The paper is intended to be used


for fruit bowls and vegetable trays in the form of corrugated board, or in carrier bags and for natural cosmetics. Zanders says that its use saves


up to 75 per cent in carbon dioxide emissions in the process chain


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compared to pure fibre-based papers. Completely recyclable and


compostable, Zangrass is available in grammages from 120 to 150gsm, with lighter and heavier weights planned. Zanders was founded in 1829 at


Bergisch Gladbach and still operates its mill at Gohrsmühle.


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