Rottneros Bruk Has Renewa Deliver New Biomass Boiler to Pulp Mill

"Rottneros (Rotternos, Sweden) has earlier this year announced a SEK 98 Million investment program at Rottneros Bruk. We are running a number of projects that will improve the energy efficiency and reduce the use of fossil fuels at our mill in Rottneros. For the increased production of high yield pulps, we need a new (20 MW) biomass boiler that has high availability, quick response to heat demand in our production process, and low emissions. We also set a high value for the cost efficiency for the plant. After a detailed evaluation of different options, we decided to choose Renewa (Finland) and their ReneFluid BFB-based boiler concept," said Olle Dahlin, managing director, Rottneros Bruk AB.

"Renewa has broad experience from working with industrial customers in Europe. We could see that the requirements of Rottneros Bruk on the boiler concept were quite familiar to us from our earlier projects, especially those related with availability, reliability, fuel flexibility, and low operational costs--and not to forget the environmental efficiency and ease of use for operators. We are very happy that Rottneros Bruk trusts in Renewa’s technology and expertise in this project," said Kari Liukko, sales director, Renewa Oy.

Renewa Oy is a growing and internationally expanding expert in local bio-energy and heat and power plant technology. The company delivers customized boiler plants, as well as maintenance and life-cycle services for environmentally friendly local energy production. Renewa's advanced boiler solutions are based on the use of local biomass and waste-derived fuels. Renewa has cultivated its expertise in technology and strong project management in Finland over three decades. The company employs about 90 renewable energy professionals in Finland and in France. Renewa’s turnover in 2015 was EUR 35 million. Renewa has offices in Vantaa, Pirkkala, Oulu and Lapua in Finland as well as in Paris, France.

Rottneros Bruk AB is a part of Rottneros Group that manufactures pulp and sells it on the open market. The group produces nearly 375,000 metric tons of pulp yearly and employs some 240 employees. Rottneros Bruk AB manufactures the high yield pulps, CTMP and groundwood pulp, that account for approximately 40% of the group’s production.

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