Tag Archives: Sweden tissue industry

Billerud recognized as one of Sweden’s most desirable employers

According to a survey conducted by Karriärföretagen in May-July 2023, which garnered responses from 3,756 young professionals, Billerud has once again been acknowledged as one of the top ten employers in Sweden and consolidated its position as the second most attractive employer for bachelor engineers and the third most attractive employer for master engineers. “At […]

Valmet to deliver diffuser rebuild to Billerud’s Skärblacka mill in Sweden

Valmet will deliver a complete atmospheric diffuser rebuild to Billerud’s Skärblacka mill in Sweden. The delivery is scheduled to take place in May 2024.   The order was included in Valmet’s orders received of the second quarter 2023. The value of the order will not be disclosed.   Skärblacka mill’s original washer was delivered by […]

Valmet to Deliver Two Wash Presses to Holmen’s Mill in Iggesund, Sweden

Valmet will deliver two TwinRoll wash presses to Holmen Iggesund Paperboard’s Iggesund Mill in Sweden. The start-up is scheduled for October 2024. The value of the order will not be disclosed. “We are happy to cooperate with Holmen once again and deliver two additional Valmet TwinRoll wash presses to their mill in Iggesund. The wash […]

Essity to Sell Its Operations in Russia

Swedish hygiene products group Essity (ESSITYa.ST) has divested its operations in Russia, the company said in a statement on Saturday. The company said it did not expect to see a material financial impact from the winding down of its Russian business. Essity has signed an agreement with a buyer and the transaction has been approved by the […]

SCA Ortviken’s new pulp mill is inaugurated

Ortviken’s new factory facility was inaugurated on 16 May 2023 with a ceremonial speech by Berit Högman, Governor of Västernorrland County, Sweden, and a “ribbon cutting” by timber sports profile Ferry Svan. This means that the journey towards the production of 300,000 tonnes of climate-smart CTMP pulp has formally begun. Ulf Larsson, SCA’s President and […]

Arctic Paper chose Tietoevry to harmonize their processes and speed up digitalization

Arctic Paper S.A., one of the leading European producers of high-quality graphical paper, has selected Tietoevry to modernize their key business processes and harmonize their operations. The contract covers providing TIPS Industry Solutions and Services for Arctic Paper’s sales offices plus two mills in Sweden and one in Poland. TIPS combines standard Enterprise Resource Planning […]

Voith’s Papermaking Academy Contributes to Successful Start-up of PM 2 at SCA Obbola Mill

Voith delivered effective commissioning trainings for the November 2022 start-up of the world’s largest kraftliner machine, SCA’s PM 2, in Obbola, Sweden. Thanks to Voith’s PapermakingAcademy and comprehensive documentation, the SCA team was optimally prepared for operation of its new state-of-the-art facility. “A key factor to the successful start-up here in Obbola has been the […]

Mondi Announces Modernization Program at Its Dynäs Kraft Paper Mill in Sweden

Mondi announced an upgrade program for its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden, which will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill. The Dynäs mill produces high-quality sack and specialty kraft papers, used for a variety of paper-based packaging solutions for industrial and consumer industries, and is an important […]

Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Hylte paper site

Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden announced on 27 January 2023, and all related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based sawmill and planing mill company. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately EUR 18 million and will result in the reduction of Stora Enso’s annual newsprint […]

World’s most northerly paper mill makes sustainable choices with ABB

Why buy something new when you can renovate and upgrade? These are values packaging giant Billerud in Kalix, northern Sweden, lives by. So, a retrofit solution with new energy-efficient circuit breakers was a perfect match when its decades-old switchgear needed new life. In a slow-growing forest in northern Sweden is a unique raw material: trees […]