Rottneros’ Board of Directors has granted Rottneros Mill to invest SEK
98 million in a new energy and emission efficient biomass boiler. It
will replace fossil oil as the energy source used to dry pulp in the
mills flash dryers. The investment will also lead to large parts of the
mill’s energy system being rebuilt, which will increase energy
efficiency significantly. The detailed planning work has begun and the
new biofuel boiler will be completed and put into use around mid-2017.
Rottneros Mill produces two different kinds of high yield pulp for paper
producers, CTMP and groundwood pulp, and has for many years used oil to
dry the pulp. When the new biomass boiler is completed, the biomass will
replace all oil used today, and the mill\'s energy consumption will thus
be entirely fossil-free. The new biomass boiler has an effect around
18MW and will replace an older biomass boiler. Supplier of the new
boiler will be selected in the near future.
When we’re now investing in a new biofuel boiler, we will also optimize
and rebuild our energy system at the mill. It will result in significant
energy efficiency improvements and environmental benefits in terms of
lower emission levels. The extents of the savings are at least SEK 25
million per year, says Olle Dahlin, CEO of Rottneros Mill.
The capacity-increasing investments Rottneros Mill has previously been
granted, within the framework of the Group\'s strategic development and
action plan Agenda 500, in combination with the new biofuel boiler will
solidify Rottneros Mill’s position as a world class manufacturer of CTMP
and groundwood, says Per Lundeen, President and CEO of Rottneros AB.
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For further information, please contact:
Olle Dahlin, CEO of Rottneros Bruk AB, +46 703 66 73 00
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Rottneros discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the
Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
Information was submitted for publication on 4 March 2016 at 08:30 CET.
