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Pulp Paper & Logistics
ABB 19
Every day 130 loads of logs are shipped to the Karlsborg paper mill
upgrades and occasional larger
retrofits is just one example
of how Billerud is living these
values.
Billerud at a glance
Billerud AB is a pulp and
paper manufacturer with
its headquarters at Solna in
Sweden. In 2022 the company
simplified its name from
BillerudKorsnäs to Billerud with
the acquisition of Verso, a US
producer of coated paper.
Founded more than 150 years
ago, Billerud believes that
virgin fibres from slow growing
but compared to replacing an
entire switchgear, the loss of
production and downtime is
significantly less,” Granlund
explains.
From a sustainability
standpoint, only a few parts
needed to be scrapped in an
otherwise intact plant, with the
new breakers now likely to last
for several decades.
“The pay-off time for changing
the breakers can be anything
from zero to 100 years but
knowing that we have done what
we could to secure the operation
of the electricity and personal
safety feels good,” concludes
Billerud’s Jakobsson.
Continuous development and
technological leadership are
essential for economic, social
and environmental sustainability.
Investing in regular maintenance,
northern forests make for some
of the best-performing packaging
materials.
In addition to the Karlsborg
mill, Billerud’s other production
sites in Sweden are at Grums
just outside Karlstad, Skärblacka
close to Norrköping, in Gävle;
in Finland at Frövi/Rockhammar
south of Lindesberg, and in
Jakobstad; its mills in the US
are at Escanaba and Quinnesec
in Michigan and at Wisconsin
Rapids.
Its sales were a record in 2022,
totalling SEK 42,590m (US$4.2
billion).
ABB and Billerud have been working together for many years
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