Sustainability Investors Media Contact Language Forest owner Wood Products Pulp Containerboard Energy Logistics About us Career Expansion Obbola SCA ABOUT US THIS IS SCA OUR BUSINESSES OBBOLA PAPER MILL EXPANSION OBBOLA Share SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON LINKEDIN COPY LINK From Europe’s to the world’s largest Kraftliner machine SCA is building a new paper machine for the production of kraftliner at its Obbola paper mill in Umeå, Sweden. The annual production in Obbola will increase from the current 450,000 tonnes of kraftliner to 725,000 tonnes to meet the growing demand for renewable packaging. What does the expansion of the Obbola paper mill mean? To Questions and answers about the expansion QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Digital technology will optimize the new paper machine Learn about smart sensors, AI and self-learning systems Project videos The Obbola paper mill Sep 29, 2021 Expansion Obbola - The construction of the machine hall 2019-2021 The Obbola paper mill March 17, 2021 Construction progress Q3-Q4 2020 The Obbola paper mill Oct 14, 2020 Obbola expands for the future Did you know that... The expansion project runs from the autumn of 2019 until 2023 We are investing SEK 7.5 billion The capacity increases by 275 ktonnes The new kraftliner machine will have a paper track that is 10.2 m wide and a speed of 1400 m / min 11,000 tonnes of machinery, equivalent to the weight of 1.5 Eiffel towers, will be installed The investment includes environmental improvements for SEK 1 billion We are building a biofuel-fired lime kiln, which replaces two oil-fired kilns, thereby reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20,000 tonnes per year We will be the first fossil-free kraftliner producer PROJECT FACTS PROJECT FACTS Project pictures The machine hall building and the Obbola paper mill area June 15, 2021. Work inside the paper machine hall May 5, 2021. Major casting of the foundation for the new paper machine building on May 13, 2020. 130 trucks delivered concrete throughout the day. Obbola paper mill under transformation June 2, 2020. We can see the area where the foundation is made of the new machine hall. SCA invests in Obbola kraftliner mill Read the press release PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Accept About us Our forest This is SCA Sustainability Investors Media Products Unique environmental profile Kraftliner products Forwarding Services Our services Career Career Contact us SCA head office Skepparplatsen 1 SE-851 88 Sundsvall Tel: +46 60 19 30 00 info@sca.com All contacts Go to our Facebook Go to our Linkedin © Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA (publ)