In addition to Metsä Tissue, the team comprises representatives from Karlstad University, Metso and Södra, as Papernet earlier has reported. Kicking off in June, the three-year project has received a donation of 2.5 million Kronor from the Swedish KK Foundation.“This project is well in line with our strategic targets and today's way of working,” comments Lars Warvne, Senior Vice President Technology and Operations, Metsä Tissue.“Sustainability in all our actions is an integral part of our business strategy. It is also an important criterion in our investment decisions,” he continues.“Karlstad University has been conducting research in the field of tissue for ten years. A research project focusing on sustainability carried out in co-operationwith industrial partners strengthens our profile as a modern university”, concludes Christophe Barbier, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator for the project at Karlstad University.
Metsä Tissue joins forces with Södra and Karlstad University
June 14 2010 Metsä Tissue is part of an international research team appointed to look into ways of enhancing the environmental and economic sustainability of tissue paper production.
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