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The new bioproducts mill will be the largest single investment ever made by the forest industry in Finland.<\/h4>\n

<\/span>Forest products company Mets\u00e4 Group announced Thursday that its Mets\u00e4 Fibre division has decided to construct a new bioproduct mill in Kemi, an investment valued at 1.6 billion euros. The construction phase will take approximately two and a half years, and the mill is scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n

The construction plan represents the largest investment ever made by the Finnish forest industry in Finland.<\/p>\n

The new mill will replace current Mets\u00e4 Group pulp production in Kemi and will be the largest forest-sector production facility in the northern hemisphere. The Kemi bioproduct mill is designed to produce some 1.5 million tonnes of softwood and hardwood pulp per year, as well as other bioproducts.<\/p>\n

It will also generate 2.0 TWh of renewable electricity per year, equivalent to the annual electrical heating requirements of over 100,000 single-family homes.<\/p>\n

Mets\u00e4 Group says that the new Kemi mill will create around 1,500 new jobs across its entire direct value chain in Finland and increase the annual value of Finland\u2019s exports by approximately half a billion euros.<\/p>\n

Wood from Sweden too<\/h3>\n

The new mill uses approximately 7.6 million cubic meters of pulpwood annually, which is 4.5 million cubic meters more than the current pulp mill in Kemi.\u00a0The trees are to be procured mainly from Finland, Mets\u00e4 Group reports.\u00a0However, the acquisition will expand to Sweden, where it is estimated that approximately one million cubic meters will be purchased per year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe estimate that it is possible to increase purchases there.\u00a0As the increase in wood procurement is quite large, it is worth expanding the procurement area, \u201d\u00a0said\u00a0Ilkka H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4,<\/strong>\u00a0President and CEO of Mets\u00e4 Grpup, said at a press conference.<\/p>\n

Although the aim is to procure trees mainly from thinnings, final felling also has to be done.\u00a0The logs are estimated to accumulate about a million cubic meters a year, and are to be used at northern sawmills.<\/p>\n

As logging is largely done on peatlands, the aim at final felling sites is to \u201ccover solutions\u201d, ie to use continuous cultivation.\u00a0However, felling is always a matter for forest owners to decide, Mets\u00e4 Group emphasizes.<\/p>\n

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The new mill, scheduled for completion during the third quarter of 2023, will replace Mets\u00e4 Group's current pulp production facility in Kemi.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The main implementation partners of the plant project are Valmet, ABB, AFRY and Fimpec.\u00a0The construction will be carried out through customer-driven subcontracting, which will also enable smaller companies to be involved<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have worked resolutely and the bioproduct factory project has progressed according to plan.\u00a0The factory area has been prepared for construction work and the implementation planning of the entire project has progressed well, \u201dsays\u00a0Jari-Pekka Johansson from<\/strong>\u00a0Mets\u00e4 Fiber,\u00a0Director of the Bioproduct\u00a0Factory Project.<\/p>\n

Investments also in the board mill<\/h3>\n

A significant part of the pulp produced by the bioproduct mill is processed into linerboard on the mill site at Mets\u00e4 Board's board mill.\u00a0Mets\u00e4 Board has decided to increase the capacity of the liner plant - modernization and bottleneck investments will increase production by 40,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n

In addition, Mets\u00e4 Board will purchase a modernized unbleached pulp production line from Mets\u00e4 Fiber with a capacity of approximately 180,000 tonnes per year.<\/p>\n

\u201cFollowing the investments, Mets\u00e4 Board's leading position as a manufacturer of coated white kraftliner globally will be further strengthened.\u00a0The investment will significantly reduce the water and energy consumption of the Kemi board mill, \u201dsays\u00a0Mika Joukio,<\/strong>\u00a0CEO of Mets\u00e4 Board\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Earnings and net sales weakened<\/h3>\n

Mets\u00e4 Group's result last year was at most satisfactory, Ilkka H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4 estimates.\u00a0Comparable operating profit fell to EUR 368 million, with the decline in pulp prices being the biggest factor in the decline.\u00a0Strikes in the early part of the year also weakened the result.<\/p>\n

Net sales amounted to just over EUR 5 billion.\u00a0There was a decrease of more than EUR 400 million.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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