Gascogne's paper plant in Mimizan, France, was selected in March 2017 through the French Ministry of Ecology's biomass call for tenders for the implementation of a cogeneration unit (electricity produced from steam) with electric power of 19.38 MW, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The Gascogne Papier company has already invested close to Euro 30 million in a biomass boiler commissioned in the first half of 2016. This cogeneration project will enable completion of this investment with two latest-generation electricity turbines and equipment to improve the site's energy efficiency.
This project, which will generate value, is part of the program to turn around the production site and make it sustainable.
The Gascogne Group is the leading player in the French wood industry, operating at every stage of forest resource
processing.
