Stora Enso’s SC paper machine at Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden shut down

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In February 2017, Stora Enso announced that it planned to permanently shut down papermachine 8 (PM8) at Kvarnsveden Mill in Sweden due to structural weakening of magazine paper demand in Europe. Co-determination negotiations with employees at the mill are still on-going, but PM8 has now been permanently shut down. The number of people affected by the reorganisation of the mill will be determined during Q3 2017.

PM8 had an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of super calendered uncoated magazine paper (SC). The closure of PM8 will not impact Stora Enso’s SC paper offering. In Europe, the company will continue to produce SC paper at Kvarnsveden Mill PM12 as well at Maxau Mill in Germany and Langerbrugge Mill in Belgium. The group also serves its SC customers from Dawang Mill in China.

Production at Kvarnsveden Mill will continue on two lines, PM10 for improved newsprint paper and PM12 for SC papers.

Stora Enso will make every effort in co-operation with the local community to help the affected personnel find new employment opportunities, and mitigate the impact of the reorganisation and PM8 closure through individual solutions. All job openings in other Stora Enso units will be available to those affected.