The initiative to improve the groundwood mill's process has resulted in

the mill producing and marketing a new grade with properties that are

particularly attractive to board manufacturers.

There are plans to produce between 40,000 and 50,000 tonnes of

groundwood pulp in 2013 and it will constitute the new board grade as

well as current printing paper grades.

The Board of Rottneros announced in May 2012 that it had entered into

negotiations concerning the termination of continuous groundwood pulp

production at Rottneros Mill. Negotiations, which were concluded

mid-year, resulted in the organisation having to reduce its staff by

around 50 posts. Twenty or so employees are now being offered continued

work.