Sodra starts construction of world's largest BSK pulp mill in September, sells Tofte

摘要

Sodra has commissioned Swedish building company NCC Construction Sweden to conduct earth, civil engineering and construction works in connection with the expansion of the Sodra Cell Varo pulp mill. So it is before having been granted environmental clearance for the expansion that Sodra has entered the concrete planning stage for the mill, which is to become the world's largest softwood sulphate pulp mill, with an intended capacity of 700,000 tpy. At present, the Vaeroe mill produces 425,000 tpy of pulp. NCC placed the order volume at more than SEK500m (€55.4m) and announced it would start construction in September and finish the project in June 2016. Environmental clearance, which is still pending, is also expected to be granted at this time. Sodra plans to commission the expanded mill in the third quarter of 2016.