New continuous cooking technology at MM Kwidzyn, cutting production CO₂ emissions by around one-third
For buyers of pulp, packaging kraft paper, uncoated fine paper and cartonboard, how materials are produced matters – from resource use to CO₂ emissions.
MM Board & Paper has completed its investment in continuous cooking technology at MM Kwidzyn in northern Poland. Now in operation, the new continuous digester is expected to reduce wood consumption and, together with accompanying energy-efficiency measures, lower the integrated mill’s CO₂ emissions. The project marks a further step in the site’s long-term development.
More efficient wood use in pulp production
The new continuous digester is part of the pulp production process at MM Kwidzyn’s integrated mill, where wood chips are cooked to produce pulp.
The new technology is expected to reduce annual wood consumption by around 50,000 m³ while maintaining the same production output.
Lower production CO₂ emissions
In combination with accompanying energy-efficiency measures, the investment is expected to lower annual CO₂ emissions by approximately 100,000 tonnes. Overall, the investment is expected to reduce the integrated mill’s CO₂ emissions by around one-third, supporting the site’s decarbonisation roadmap.
Filip Drofiak, Managing Director of MM Kwidzyn, said: “Continuous cooking technology is an important investment in the future of MM Kwidzyn. It combines what matters most to us: the efficient use of resources, competitive production and a progressively lower product carbon footprint for our customers.”
Supporting lower product carbon footprints
The investment supports a lower carbon footprint for the mill’s cartonboard, paper and pulp products.
Markus Nöcker, VP Sales UFP & PKP at MM Board & Paper, added: “Our customers need dependable materials and increasingly want to understand the environmental impact of how they are produced. This investment is expected to further enhance resource efficiency and support the continuous optimisation of our mill operations, creating lasting value for our customers.”
MM Kwidzyn produces virgin fibre cartonboard, packaging kraft paper, uncoated fine paper, moulded pulp and NBSK market pulp.
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FAQs
A continuous digester cooks wood chips with chemicals to separate the fibres that form the pulp. Wood chips move through the cooking process continuously.
The new technology is expected to reduce annual wood consumption by around 50,000 m³ while maintaining the same production output.
In combination with accompanying energy-efficiency measures, the investment is expected to lower MM Kwidzyn’s annual CO₂ emissions by approximately 100,000 tonnes, equivalent to around one-third of the integrated mill’s CO₂ emissions.
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