Korsnäs inaugurated evaporation plant in Gävle, Sweden
May 24, 2010. Korsnäs Gävle has built a new evaporation plant. Korsnäs Gävle has invested a total of SEK 570 million ($73 million) to enhance energy efficiency and cut emissions. The investments mean that oil consumption will decrease by nearly 50% and that carbon dioxide emissions will therefore fall by the same amount.
May 24, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Korsnäs Gävle has built a new evaporation plant. Korsnäs Gävle has invested a total of SEK 570 million ($73 million) to enhance energy efficiency and cut emissions. The investments mean that oil consumption will decrease by nearly 50% and that carbon dioxide emissions will therefore fall by the same amount, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network.
The new plant has taken a number of years to plan and build, employing as many as 130 people. Tests of the plant have resulted in unanimously positive assessments.
"This is an important investment for Korsnäs. It halves our carbon dioxide emissions and enhances the efficiency of our work," says Christer Simrén, CEO of Korsnäs.