Kaskinen BCTMP mill aims for fossil free production by the end of 2030

Metsä Board’s BCTMP mill in Kaskinen produces high-quality pulp for Husum mill in Sweden and domestic board mills. The next goal of the modern mill is fossil free production. According to the VP of Kaskinen mill, there is a lot of long-standing and strong expertise in the Kaskinen team, which will contribute to the mill’s development.

On the west coast of Finland Kaskinen is home to one of Europe’s largest and most modern bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp mills. The mill is now aiming for fossil free production by the end of 2030, in line with Metsä Group’s targets.

“In 2018, the mill’s capacity was increased, and since then there have been several smaller investments and improvements made to our processes which has moved the mill forward. Our position at Metsä Board is pivotal, as our pulp is used in the production of folding boxboards. A significant part of our pulp goes to the Husum mill in Sweden, where recent investments have been made to increase production volumes of folding boxboard. Our next goal is to become fossil free, and we are currently considering other investments, for example, replacing the backup boiler with an electric boiler,” says Kaisa Sariola, VP Metsä Board Kaskinen mill.
more at: https://www.metsagroup.com/metsaboard/news-and-publications/articles/kaskinen-bctmp-mill-aims-for-fossil-free-production-by-the-end-of-2030/

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