“The Fray Bentos mill is an important investment for us. We knew there would be many challenges. That’s why we want a proven partner, with the best available technology and maintenance practices, there with us.”
Timo Piilonen, Senior Vice President of Metsä-Botnia
Proven partners take on a new challenge together.
From biomass to biobusiness
Many experts say that first-generation biofuels are doing our planet more harm than good. So, UPM of Finland is investing in second-generation technologies to turn biomass into liquid fuels. The creation of synthetic diesel and other biochemicals (...)
Where there's a will, there's a way
Coordination, cooperation, communication – the successful elements for any capital project – require a commitment from both supplier and customer. A textbook example of this commitment is the new bleach plant at Stora Enso’s Kvarnsveden Mill. The plant had (…)
Revisiting energy efficiency
This article appears by courtesy of McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm. It has previously been published in “McKinsey On Paper.” The authors are Stephen Makris, Engagement Manager, and Mattias Ringqvist, Principal, from McKinsey’s Stockholm office. (…)
"Energy is always a major cost factor."
FiberSpectrum talked with Karl Hornhofer and Humbert Köfler, heads of Andritz’s Pulp & Paper Business, to get their response to the McKinsey article – particularly with regards to the role that technology and service suppliers play in improving energy efficiency. (…)
A "systems" approach to efficiency and energy
The Italian Burgo Group’s desire to compete in complex markets for its graphics papers has led it to evolve into what they refer to as a “paper industry system” – with activities ranging from paper production, distribution, and recycling, to the production and sale of energy. (…)
