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Valmet to deliver Fiberline SCA increases
prices

upgrade to Lecta’s mill will increase the prices on
SCA has announced that it
brown and white kraftliner in
Europe by EUR 60 per tonne.
Valmet announced that it tion with Valmet OptiBin The new price is effective
will deliver a comprehensive solution and Valmet Chip from June 1, 2024.
fiberline technolog y Pumps, a new screening
upgrade to Lecta’s inte- room, an additional wash- “There’s a growing
grated pulp and paper mill demand for kraftliner in the
in Zaragoza, Spain. The ing stage with a new Valmet market, well-supported by a
upgrade enables a signifi- TwinRoll Press, and an balanced supply chain,” said
cant capacity increase in Oxygen Delignification Mikael Frölander, Vice
pulp production, while stage modification. The President of Marketing and
reducing operational costs delivery is scheduled for S a l e s a t S C A
and improving the availabil- Delivery to Lecta Zaragoza Pulp and Paper Mill in Spain Lecta’s annual shutdown in
ity of the fiberline. April 2025. Containerboard.
The fiberline upgrade will equipment originally efficiency of our process sig- “We need to address the
cover areas such as wood installed in 1975 and 1990,” nificantly through better Lecta is a leading European ongoing cost challenges
handling, cooking, brown explained Primitivo Prados, availability and reduced manufacturer and distributor effectively to ensure a con-
stock screening, washing Mill Manager at Lecta energy consumption and of specialty papers for labels tinuous supply.”
and oxygen delignification, Zaragoza. “Despite having maintenance costs.” and flexible packaging, With headquarters in
enabling a significant capac- been well-maintained and Valmet’s delivery consists coated and uncoated paper Sundsvall, Sweden, SCA
ity increase in pulp produc- regularly refurbished, it has of a comprehensive technol- for publishing and commer- offers packaging paper, pulp,
tion, while reducing reached the end of its lifecy- ogy upgrade for the fiber-
operational costs and cle. We believe that by line, including a new log cial printing, and other high- wood products, renewable
improving the availability of replacing old equipment feeding system and a Valmet value innovative products energy, services for forest
the fiberline. with Valmet’s new technolo- Chip Cutter for wood han- such as as 100% recyclable owners and efficient trans-
“Our fiberline consists of gies we will improve the dling, a cooking modifica- papers. port solutions.
Twin Rivers Paper sells Pine CMPC to build 2.5

Bluff Paper Mill Million TPY pulp mill

Twin Rivers Paper CMPC on April 29 signed
Company today announced an agreement with the State
the sale of its Pine Bluff, of Rio Grande do Sul
Arkansas, unbleached kraft (Brazil) on a protocol of
paper mill to American Kraft intentions to move forward
Paper Industries, an affiliate in the evaluation of a com-
of global industrial group prehensive project, which
American Industrial will include a new pulp mill,
Acquisition Corporation located 15 kilometers from TPY Pulp Mill in Brazil
(AIAC). Terms of the trans- the city of Barra do Ribeiro
action were not disclosed. in Rio Grande do Sul. The expansion — in accordance
Twin Rivers Paper acquired project, called Natureza, has with the highest world
standards of environmental
the Pine Bluff kraft paper an integral scope that com- protection, efficiency and
manufacturing and distribu- Sale of Pine Bluff Paper Mill to American Kraft Paper Industries bines industrialization, road quality.
tion business from the Pine Bluff mill furthers Twin agers and employees will and port infrastructure, sus- CMPC has submitted per-
Mondi Group in 2018. In the Rivers’ strategy of prioritiz- realize long-term success. tainable associative forestry, mit applications for various
six years since acquisition, ing the growth of our core We are working with AIAC to conservation and cultural monitoring activities of the
Twin Rivers invested sub- specialty papers business,” ensure a seamless transition promotion, and involves the Fundacao Estadual de
stantially in the Pine Bluff stated Tyler Rajeski, experience for our Pine Bluff construction of a pulp mill Protecao Ambiental
employees, customers and
President of Twin Rivers
mill to enhance production Paper. “With AIAC’s found- suppliers.” The Pine Bluff with the capacity to produce Henrique Luis Roessler
efficiency and capacity while ing principle of investing in Mill has one paper machine up to 2.5 million tons per (FEPAM), a technical agency
expanding its product offer- the assets it acquires, we are with the capacity to produce year of bleached short-fiber of the Rio Grande do Sul
ing. confident the Pine Bluff busi- 140,000 tpy of Sack Kraft kraft pulp (BHKP) — with State Environmental
“The decision to sell the ness and its dedicated man- Paper. the possibility of subsequent Protection System.
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