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New lime kiln at SCA’s Östrand mill reduces carbon
footprint by 80%
“The climate impact of Östrand pulp mill will be reduced by 80% at the same time as we
are building a platform for continued growth. This is not only important for Östrand and
Timrå, but also for the entire SCA Group.”
This was the comment from SCA’s CEO Jan Johansson when he, together with Västernorrland
County Governor Bo Källstrand, inaugurated SCA’s SEK 0.5 billion BioLoop 2011 investment at
Östrand pulp mill in Timrå on 13 December.
“This is a fantastic investment and it is exactly this type of initiative that we want to see in a
county that is focusing on renewable energy and the development of tomorrow’s clean energy
solutions,” said County Governor Bo Källstrand. “Reducing oil consumption by 17,000 cubic
meters and the mill’s carbon footprint by 80% not only represents a valuable contribution to the
Östrand plant and SCA, but also to the region, Sweden and the world.”
“Östrand is SCA’s only dedicated pulp plant and an important asset for a Group that is growing
and wants to continue to increase the sales of products containing the important raw material of
pulp,” said Jan Johansson, SCA’s CEO. “We want to continue to gradually develop operations
at SCA Östrand.”
SCA has invested SEK 500m in the Östrand mill’s BioLoop 2011 chemical recovery system.
The largest portion of the investment comprises a new lime kiln featuring a 125-meter-long
rotating kiln where lime mud from the pulp process is burned to produce lime, which is then
reused in production. The new lime kiln is fuelled with wood pellets from SCA BioNorr in
Härnösand and replaces two oil-fired lime kilns.
SCA ÖSTRAND produces chlorine-free kraft pulp under the Celeste brand and CTMP under the Star
brand as well as airlaid material marketed under the Luna brand. Total production of pulp amounts to
500,000 tonnes.
SCA Östrand is part of SCA’s Forest Products business area, which produces publication papers for
newspapers, magazines and catalogues, as well as solid-wood products and renewable energy. SCA
Forest Products also manages SCA'
s extensive forest holding, supplies SCA'
s Swedish industries with
wood raw materials, in addition to offering cost-efficient transport solutions to SCA'
s units.
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The investment enables the Östrand pulp mill to increase production of chlorine-free bleached
kraft pulp by 10,000 tonnes per year while reducing emissions of fossil carbon dioxide from kraft
pulp production by 80%.
Östrand pulp plant produces 430,000 tonnes of chlorine-free bleached kraft pulp used in the
production of publication papers and hygiene products, and 90,000 tonnes of chemical thermo
mechanical pulp, CTMP, used in the production of hygiene products and packaging.
Sundsvall, 13 December 2011
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For further information, please contact:
Ingela Ekebro, Mill Manager SCA Östrand, tel. +46 60-16 40 53
Anne-Sofie Cadeskog, Communications Manager SCA Östrand, +46 60-19 41 33