BioCoop Project to Quadruple SCA Delivery of Energy to Heating Grid

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SCA, Stockholm, Sweden, has invested SEK 380 million (approximately $58.5 million) and Sweden-based Sundsvall Energi has invested SEK 100 million (about $15.4 million) in the BioCoop energy project. The prpoject will quadruple deliveries of energy from SCA's mills to the Sundsvall district heating grid and reduce oil consumption by 25,000 cubic meters per year.

The project involved the redesign and conversion of two boilers at SCA’s Ortviken paper mill, enabling them to be fuelled with wood pellets, and connecting Östrand pulp mill to the Sundsvall district heating grid. This has enabled a quadrupling of energy deliveries from SCA and, with only limited investment, it has been possible for Sundsvall Energi to secure the supply of energy, reduce costs, and cut emissions.

"It's a win-win situation for all parties involved," said Jörgen Berglund, chairman of the Sundsvall Municipal Executive Board at the inauguration ceremony. "In particular, it is a great boost for the environment, given that we will radically reduce oil consumption and emissions of fossil carbon dioxide."

Ulf Larsson, president of SCA Forest Products, added that "forest industries such as Östrand and Ortviken produce and use large quantities of energy. This provides us with good opportunities to identify efficient solutions and partnerships."

Fossil carbon emissions produced by Ortviken paper mill and Östrand pulp mill are among the lowest in the world.

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