Projects with a total value of €20 million have now been defined and approved for the Mondi Neusiedler paper mill in Austria. As part of the investment programme, Mondi will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase energy efficiency and strengthen operational safety.
‘We are happy to confirm that projects totalling €20 million have now been clearly defined and approved with work already in progress. These upgrades will help Mondi Neusiedler to reduce the pulp mill’s greenhouse gas emissions by over 20%, while also reducing Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emissions by up to 10% and gas consumption by around 25%,’ explained Sakari Eloranta, Technical Director Uncoated Fine Paper at Mondi.
The investment programme includes upgrades of the recovery boiler, pulp dryer, steam accumulator and steam turbine at the pulp mill in Kematen an der Ybbs, where Mondi Neusiedler produces sulphite pulp. Most of the mill’s energy comes from a recovery boiler which generates steam that supplies the mill with renewable energy. The objective of the technical upgrades is to generate more steam by increasing the efficiency of the recovery boiler. The surplus steam will be used for the pulp dryer, which previously used natural gas as an energy source, and therefore will be operated emissions-free in the future. A further benefit is that the turbine will be able to generate more green electricity from the additional steam output.
This investment supports Mondi’s sustainability commitments, MAP2030, including its science-based Net-Zero targets. The investment programme is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
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