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Arctic Paper Invests in Sustainable Hydro Power at Munkedal Mill
Gothenburg, Sweden 13 March 2018 -- On the 12th of March, the Management Board of Arctic Paper decided to invest 70 million SEK in an expansion of the hydro power plant at the Munkedal mill, strengthening the mill's sustainability profile. The investment will double the amount of Arctic Paper Munkedal's energy supply produced by environmentally friendly hydro power, which increases the mill's energy self-sufficiency. Completion of the project is planned for the last quarter of 2019. "We believe paper is a material for the future, both as a medium for communication but also as a natural material based on renewable resources. The expansion of hydro power gives us sustainable energy at a reasonable cost, which strengthens our competitiveness," says Per Skoglund, CEO of Arctic Paper S.A.. All necessary permissions are in place. During the construction phase the Group plans to finance the project out of its own funds. After completion of the project the costs will be refinanced with bank credit. Arctic Paper has already signed a letter of intent with Swedbank for refinancing. Sustainability at Arctic Paper is always about the whole production process. The mill in Munkedal is an industry leader within water usage, using as littles as 3m3 per tonne of paper. Low, concentrated water flow requires less energy, and doubling the use of environmentally friendly hydropower is a step towards making the whole production process even more sustainable. Arctic Paper Munkedal manufactures high quality uncoated, wood-free graphical paper, mainly under the Munken brand. Munken is one of the most renowned brands and the product range caters to a wide spectrum of printing needs, in particular book printing, advertising and marketing material. The mill has a production capacity of 160,000 tonnes. ARCTIC PAPER S.A. is one of the leading manufacturers of high-quality graphical fine paper in Europe. The company produces coated and uncoated wood-free paper for demanding clients such as printers, book publishers, newspaper publishers, advertising agencies, paper distributors and packaging producers. The product portfolio includes well-known brands such as Amber, Arctic, G-Print and Munken. The products are produced at Arctic Paper S.A.'s three paper mills: Arctic Paper Munkedals, Sweden Arctic Paper Grycksbo, Sweden Arctic Paper Kostrzyn, Poland The total production capacity of the company is over 700,000 tonnes of paper per year. Arctic Paper Kostrzyn has a production capacity of 285,000 tonnes per year and produces uncoated wood-free paper for the printing of brochures, forms, books and envelopes. Arctic Paper Grycksbo has a production capacity of 260,000 tonnes per year and produces coated paper used for magazines, direct mail, books, posters and maps. Arctic Paper Munkedals has a production capacity of 160,000 tonnes per year and produces mainly uncoated wood-free paper for book, design and advertising purposes. Arctic Paper S.A. is the main shareholder, owning 51% of Rottneros AB (two pulp-producing mills) with a total production capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes pulp per year. The pulp mill in Vallvik, Sweden, which has a production capacity of 240,000 tonnes per year, produces two types of long-fibre sulphatepulp. The pulp mill in Rottneros, which has a production capacity of 160,000 tonnes per year, mainly produces two kinds of mechanical pulp: ground-wood pulp and CTMP. An important and unique part of Arctic Paper is the sales offices, which market and manage the delivery of the company's products. Arctic Paper S.A. currently has 14 sales offices throughout Europe, which provide access to all European markets. The company has about 1,250 employees, excluding Rottneros AB, and its´ headquarters are in Poland. 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