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Mets\u00e4 Fibre, part of Mets\u00e4 Group, has launched a prefeasibility study on renewal of Kemi pulp mill.<\/strong><\/p>\n In the prefeasibility study Mets\u00e4 Fibre is investigating two options:<\/strong><\/p>\n “The shift from fossil-based economy towards sustainable bioeconomy is accelerating. The forest industry and Mets\u00e4 Group have a significant role in this development. In the launched study, we will evaluate the preconditions for a very significant investment in Kemi, Finland,\u201d says Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s President and CEO Ilkka H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4.<\/p>\n The prefeasibility study examines in particular the availability of wood raw material and the development potential of Kemi’s industrial infrastructure and logistic connections. The study phase is expected to continue until the summer 2019, when decisions on a possible launch of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental permit procedures would be made. The prefeasibility study is led by Timo Merikallio, M.Sc. (Eng.) who was responsible for the planning and construction of Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s bioproduct mill, the largest forest industry investment in Europe, which started up in August 2017 in \u00c4\u00e4nekoski, Finland.<\/p>\n Mets\u00e4 Fibre produces softwood and hardwood pulp in the Kemi integrate mainly for raw material for tissue paper and kraftliner, and Mets\u00e4 Board, also part of Mets\u00e4 Group, produces high-quality kraftliners for packaging end-uses. The kraftliner production, the annual capacity of which is approximately 420,000 tonnes is highly competitive, and its capacity and product quality have been developed with continuous investments.<\/p>\n Kemi’s pulp mill’s current annual production capacity of softwood and hardwood pulp is approximately 620,000 tonnes. Annually the mill uses more than 3 million cubic metres of wood. The mill’s self-sufficiency in electricity is nearly 145%. The pulp mill employs approximately 1,500 people in its direct value chain in Finland. The Kemi pulp mill has been rebuilt in stages, and its technology is mainly from the 1980s. The pulp mill has significant investment needs over the next decade.<\/p>\n Mets\u00e4 Fibre is owned by Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s parent company Mets\u00e4liitto Cooperative (50.1%), Itochu Corporation (25.0%) and Mets\u00e4 Board Corporation (24.9%).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mets\u00e4 Fibre is a leading producer of bioproducts and bioenergy. The company\u2019s pulp brand is Botnia and the sawn timber brand is Mets\u00e4 Nordic Timber. The company\u2019s bleached softwood and birch pulp grades have been developed for the production of high-quality board, tissue and printing paper and speciality products. The main applications for spruce and pine sawn timber are products for construction and interior decoration as well as window and door joinery and raw material for packaging industry. Currently employing approximately 1 200 people, the company\u2019s sales totalled EUR 1.9 billion in 2017. Mets\u00e4 Fibre is part of Mets\u00e4 Group.<\/p>\n Mets\u00e4 Group is a forerunner in bioeconomy utilising renewable wood from sustainably managed northern forests. Mets\u00e4 Group focuses on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh fibre paperboards and tissue and cooking papers.<\/p>\n Mets\u00e4 Group\u2019s sales totalled EUR 5.0 billion in 2017, and it employs approximately 9,100 people. The Group operates in\u00a0nearly 30 countries. Mets\u00e4liitto Cooperative is the parent company of Mets\u00e4 Group and owned by approximately 104,000 Finnish forest owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mets\u00e4 Fibre, part of Mets\u00e4 Group, has launched a prefeasibility study on renewal of Kemi pulp mill. In the prefeasibility study Mets\u00e4 Fibre is investigating two options: Replacing completely the current pulp mill with a new bioproduct mill. 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About Mets\u00e4 Group<\/h3>\n