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UPM to replace natural gas Glatfelter gets
new COO

boilers in Finland, Germany announced that Boris
Glatfelter on April 5
Illetschko has been
appointed to the role of
UPM announced plans to the Valkeakoski district Senior Vice President, Chief
replace the use of fossil fuels heating network. Operating Officer. He
with electric boilers in heat The remaining electric replaces the company’s cur-
and steam production at its rent Senior Vice President,
mills in Finland and boilers will be installed at the Chief Commercial Officer,
Germany. A total of eight Finnish and German mills by Christopher W. Astley, and
boilers will be installed, the end of 2023. Once opera- Senior Vice President,
mainly to replace the use of tional, they will replace a sig- Integrated Global Supply
natural gas. “In addition to nificant amount of various Chain and IT, Wolfgang
improved security of supply Laures, both of whom will
and emission reduction, 8 boilers will be installed to replace the use of natural gas fossil fuels, thereby reducing leave the company effective
electric boilers will signifi- emissions at the mills and at immediately. Glatfleter
cantly increase the mills’ from the fuels and pur- UPM Tervasaari paper UPM. noted that these changes are
ability to provide demand chased electricity by 65%. mill has already commis- UPM delivers renewable not related to the company’s
side flexibility to the elec- In Finland, new electric sioned its first 50 MW elec- and responsible solutions operations, financial report-
tricity system and markets,” boilers can reduce CO2 tric boiler, which was ing or controls, or personal
said Petri Hyyryläinen, emissions from the use of transferred to Valkeakoski and innovates for a future conduct.
Energy Director at UPM fossil fuels by about 50,000 from UPM Kaipola mill. In beyond fossils across six busi- Illetschko will join
Communication Papers. tonnes per year. In the autumn, a new, more ness areas: UPM Biorefining, Glatfelter after completing
With the introduction of Germany, electric boilers efficient 60 MW electric UPM Energy, UPM Raflatac, his legally required notice
the electric boilers, the com- will improve security of sup- boiler will be installed at the period with his current
pany will take a step ply for heat and steam gen- mill. The new boiler will not UPM Specialty Papers, UPM employer, which will con-
towards its 2030 target of eration and achieve even only produce steam and heat Communication Papers and clude no later than October
reducing CO2 emissions greater emission reductions. for the mill, but also heat for UPM Plywood. 1, 2023.
Georgia-Pacific announces $50 DS Smith announces

million investment upgrade programme

Georgia-Pacific is making DS Smith has announced
significant investments, an ambitious upgrade pro-
totaling more than $50 mil- gram to its kraft paper mill
lion, at its Port Hudson mill in Viana, Portugal. A multi-
in Zachary, Louisiana. The year EUR 145 million pack-
investments will greatly age of investments will
enhance the company’s retail bring some of the most up to
consumer towel business. date papermaking machin-
Investments to the Port ery to the company’s Viana EUR 145 million investments
Hudson mill include paper mill in Portugal,
upgrades to increase capacity rebuilding the mill’s paper by 25%, with steam from
and improve capability of machine and reducing CO2 the boiler being recycled
existing converting equip- emissions. back into the mill.
ment and enhance internal The investment is meant ro grow consumer towel business According to DS Smith, The new boiler will also
infrastructure. Construction the investment package will support the rebuild of the
has begun on this project, retail tissue, towel and nap- quality and focus on research include the rebuild of the mill’s paper machine, PM4,
increasing both its speed and
and development to create
with startup of the lines kin business for Georgia- products that consumers existing paper machine and capacity. The company has
scheduled for some time in Pacific. value.” a new state-of-the-art recov- commissioned suppliers
mid-2023. “It also allows us to further The improvements will let ery boiler, which will be one Voith and Valmet to rebuild
“This truly is an invest- leverage the many advan- expansion of Georgia- of the most modern in the machine, with comple-
ment in our customers and tages we have, including our Pacific’s own premium paper Europe. The boiler will tion expected later this year.
consumers who value the breadth of offerings, excel- towel offerings, especially improve environmental per- The start-up of the new boiler
quality of our products,” said lence in manufacturing oper- Brawny® Mega and Tear-A- formance by enhancing is expected to be in early
Vivek Joshi, president of the ations, commitment to Square®. steam efficiency at the mill 2025.
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