BillerudKorsnäs experienced a major breakdown in the digester in the semi-chemical pulp production line in Gruvön, Sweden. The problem has now been resolved. The pulp line and the fluting machine PM6 is back in production, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The impact on EBITDA for the breakdown is estimated to approximately SEK 25 million ($2.9 million) after compensation from insurance.
“The impact of the breakdown could be limited thanks to a very efficient work in the mill, and we could start up production relatively quickly. Now we have to limit the indirect damage in the form of missing deliveries and customer relations,” says Per Lindberg, CEO of BillerudKorsnäs.
BillerudKorsnäs is a world-leading manufacturer of packaging papers, including: kraft and sack paper, liquid packaging board and cartonboard, and containerboard (fluting and liner).
