Project description

Together with its energy partner Adven, Arctic Paper in Munkedal, Sweden, is transitioning the mill’s energy supply from natural gas to a new solid fuel boiler, reducing costs and its climate footprint. Through several recent investments, the mill is now one of the world’s most environmentally-advanced paper producers.

Through the partnership, Arctic Paper takes a major step forward in its sustainability efforts by enabling a shift away from natural gas and reducing the environmental impact of the mill’s steam production. By converting recycled materials into energy, energy costs have been stabilised and reduced.

The implemented solution

In order to enable the energy transition, the mill partnered with Adven to design a tailored energy solution for the mill. The facility, inaugurated during spring 2024, is a 30 MW steam boiler. The key difference from the previous energy system is that it is fully powered by recycled fuels from recycled woods, paper spill and industries. This gives new life to waste that cannot be recycled or otherwise returned to the circular economy. The facility is also equipped with the best available flue gas cleaning technology to meet both current and future environmental regulations for emissions.

The key hurdles solved

Arctic Paper Munkedals has previously invested in expanding its own hydropower, which has contributed to the mill being one of Europe’s most resource-efficient mills today. Several other environmental initiatives are also underway to take care of and improve biodiversity in the nearby river and nature.