Further pulp mill biorefinery concept

adminMarch 12, 2010June 22, 2021

March 12, 2010June 22, 2021

Metso, Stora Enso and Domtar have established a project to develop a future pulp mill biorefinery based on new pulping technology. The target is to develop a new concept with better energy efficiency and cost effectiveness of the process, lower initial capital investment costs, and reduced fiber usage while maintaining or even improving fiber properties from a paper and board...

Stora Enso to restart production at Sunila Pulp Mill

adminJanuary 12, 2010

January 12, 2010

The state of the pulp market has improved since the beginning of the summer. However, uncertainties remain concerning trends in the market, the profitability of Sunila Mill in the long term and the availability of reasonably priced wood in Finland. Next spring Stora Enso will therefore reassess the option of permanently closing down Sunila Pulp Mill. Following the decision to...

Stora Enso to close mills in Finland

adminSeptember 20, 2009

September 20, 2009

Europe's biggest paper maker Stora Enso said in a statement that it is planning to permanently close down its sawmill in Tolkkinen by the end of this year and its pulp mill in Sunila during the second quarter of next year. In addition, the company said it would permanently shut down an uncoated fine paper machine at its Imatra mills...

Stora Enso launches new board packaging

adminMay 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

In today's economic situation, combined with the universal concern about climate change, the development of food packages is driven by cost-efficiency and eco-efficiency demands. Stora Enso is addressing these demands with its new Trayforma Performance board, which improves material efficiency and reduces the total weight of packages....

Reel density optimization controls reduce bottom waste, solve winder breaks

adminMay 2, 2009

May 2, 2009

Stora Enso's Kvarnsveden mill has installed closed loop controls that coordinate primary and secondary arm movements during reel turn-ups, and provide even nip-loading and sheet tension during the reel building process. Previous winder break problems are eliminated....

Stora Enso and Aracruz postpone Veracel expansion project

adminApril 3, 2009

April 3, 2009

Aracruz Celulose and its joint venture partner Stora Enso announced the decision to postpone expansion plans for Veracel, in Bahia, for at least one year. Capital expenditures scheduled for 2009 will be cancelled, including the purchase of land, the formation of forests and a feasibility study....

Stora Enso SC paper machine line runs a new speed record

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

The Metso supplied PM 12 at Stora Enso Kvarnsveden mill in Sweden has improved the world speed record of SC paper production. The machine reached a 24-hour record of 1,926 m/min on January 21st. The top speed achieved during the period was amazing 2,009 m/min....

Stora Enso reschedules pulp and paper mill project in Russia

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

Stora Enso has decided to defer its final decision regarding the proposed pulp and paper mill project at Nizhny Novgorod in Russia to a later stage due to the weak global financial situation and near-term outlook for the forest products industry....

Voith Paper recievedQCS order for Stora Enso Kabel plant

adminMarch 29, 2009

March 29, 2009

The Hagen Kabel mill of Stora Enso Publication Paper has commissioned Voith Paper Automation with delivery of a quality control system (QCS) for the PM 4. The existing third- party system is being replaced....

Stora Enso divests Summa Mill premises in Finland for EUR 40 million

adminMarch 28, 2009

March 28, 2009

Stora Enso has signed an agreement to sell the buildings and most of the Summa Mill site in Finland to Google Group of Companies for approximately EUR 40 million. The sale is expected to close by the end of the first quarter 2009. The transaction will improve operating profit by approximately EUR 38 million, of which approximately EUR 15 million...