In France, Delipapier Frouard has launched its new biomass plant with an overall investment of approximately Euro 6.5 million. The plant is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by over 6.8 million cubic meters and will cut Delipapier’s CO2 emissions by over 13,500 tonnes annually.

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Sofidel launches its new biomass plant in France

Jan 23, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. In France, Delipapier Frouard has launched its new biomass plant with an overall investment of approximately Euro 6.5 million. This is yet another step forward in Sofidel’s strategy to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

The plant is expected to reduce greenhouse gases by over 6.8 million cubic meters and will cut Delipapier’s CO2 emissions by over 13,500 tonnes annually.

The work is part of the BCIAT 2011 project (Biomasse Chaleur Industrie, Agriculture et Tertiaire) launched by ADEME to encourage industries to produce heat energy using biomass.

Constructed over an area of over 2,000 square metres, the plant produces heat energy in the form of saturated steam and provides approximately 60% of the factory’s entire requirements.

Delipapier produces tissue paper in reels and manufactures finished products for the Consumer market.

Delipapier is a part of Sofidel Group. Sofidel is a multinational paper company which provides a complete portfolio of tissue products.