Finland-headed forest industry and energy technology provider Valmet Oyj has announced that it will deliver electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) to Nordic Paper’s Bäckhammar mill in Sweden. The order is part of Nordic Paper’s investments to further improve the sustainability performance and the competitiveness of the company’s Bäckhammar mill.
Sweden-headed Nordic Paper is a leading independent specialty kraft- and greaseproof paper producer. The company currently operates five paper mills, three in Sweden, one in Norway, and one in Canada.
Using pulpwood from sustainably managed forests in mid-Sweden as well as woodchips from regional sawmills, Nordic Paper Bäckhammar manufactures unbleached kraft papers of different qualities primarily for packaging end-uses.
Part of a larger upgrade investment
In August 2023, the company announced that it would invest approximately SEK 850 million (≈ EUR 75 million) in upgrades at its Bäckhammar mill including electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) to reduce dust emissions to further improve the sustainability performance and the competitiveness of the mill.
Valmet will deliver a complete flue gas cleaning process consisting of new ESPs to the existing recovery boiler with necessary demolition works, required ducting, and auxiliaries with the takeover scheduled to be at the end of 2025.
Through the installation of new electrostatic precipitators the value of which has not been disclosed, the emissions of dust into the air will be reduced by more than two-thirds.
We are delighted to be chosen as the key supplier for Nordic Paper’s Bäckhammar mill. The delivery of new electrostatic precipitators strengthens our partnership with Nordic Paper in both scope and depth. It is a key milestone for both companies and demonstrates Valmet’s state-of-the-art ESP technology that helps customers achieve near-zero emissions. This also supports our goal of improving our customers’ performance with our extensive experience, process know-how, and service expertise, said Jonas Gestranius, Product Sales Manager, Environmental Systems, Pulp and Energy business line, Valmet.
