Holmen Restructuring Energy Systems at Hallsta Mill
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Holmen Paper, Stockholm, Sweden, this week reported that it is investing SEK 200 million ($31.2 million) in restructuring the energy supply at its Hallsta Paper Mill in Sweden. This is the single largest investment in the mill since the PM 11 paper machine was built in 2002. The planned measures strengthen the mill's competitiveness and form part of the transition to a two-machine mill, and will be completed by the summer of 2014.
"We're providing Hallsta Paper Mill with completely new opportunities for the future," said Henrik Sjölund, head of Holmen Paper. "By improving heat recovery from paper machines and pulp manufacture, we'll be able to run the mill in a more energy-efficient manner."
The restructuring also involves closing the two old solid fuel boilers, which will be possible when, as previously announced, the PM 3 paper machine is closed during the second half of this year. The investment package also includes more modern and efficient monitoring of the process.
"These investments will make Hallsta Paper Mill a modern mill with two paper machines that occupy leading positions in their niches—magazine and book paper. The mill will also be a significant supplier of biofuel, as it will have a surplus of bark that was previously burned in the solid fuel boilers," Sjölund noted.
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