SCA invests MSEK 500 in Obbola mill

SCA said that it will invest about SEK 500 million in a new digester in the Obbola kraftliner mill in Sweden.

SCA will invest roughly MSEK 500 in a new digester in the Obbola kraftliner mill outside Umeå in northern Sweden. The new digester is a re-investment and it provides better energy efficiency and allows for a continued development of the mill.

The existing eight batch digesters have been in operation since 1962. Obbola are in need of renovation and constitute a bottleneck for the continued development of the mill.

– With this investment in a new digester we will significantly improve the energy efficiency of the mill", says Per Strand, mill manager of SCA Obbola.

– We get a modern and reliable production facility and can increase production by 5 000 tonnes per annum. The investment allows for a continued development of the operations at the mill.