With an investment of €15 million in place,Metsa Group is in the process of converting the production process of the Joutseno pulp mill to be suitable for polysulphide cooking.This is the first time this technology is being applied on such a large scale.Metsa Group's partner in the project is Andritz.Ismo Nousiainen(IN),you are production manager at Metsa Fibre.What was the determining factor behind your decision to modernize the Joutseno pulp mill? EST: Most importantly,our decision to alter the Joutseno mill's production process to be compatible with polysulphide cooking sprang from product development factors.Our objective is to improve our products continuously,in order to meet our customers'requirements.Once polysulphide mass is available to us,we will be able to offer our customers softwood pulp,which not only improves the operation of the various processes but also offers more energy-efficient processing qualities.From our perspective,a question of resource efficiency is involved too: more production from less raw material.The shift will raise the mill's production capacity by approximately 10.
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