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Pulp Paper & Logistics
2 INDUSTRY NEWS
Electrically-powered boilers to cut
carbon emissions at UPM mills
PM is cutting the use
of fossil fuels with the
use electric boilers
in heat and steam
production at its mills in Finland
and Germany. A total of eight
boilers will be installed, mainly to
replace the use of natural gas.
With the introduction of the
electric boilers, the pulp and
paper producer will take a
step towards its 2030 target of
reducing CO2 emissions from the
fuels and purchased electricity by
65 per cent. In Finland, it says that
new electric boilers will be able
to reduce CO2 emissions from the
use of fossil fuels by about 50,000
tonnes per year. In Germany,
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First to commission an electric boiler at UPM was its Tervasaari paper mill
electric boilers will improve
security of supply for heat and
steam generation and achieve
even more emission reductions.
“In addition to improved
security of supply and emission
reduction, electric boilers will
significantly increase the mills’
ability to provide demandside flexibility to the electricity
system and markets,” says Petri
Hyyryläinen, energy director at
UPM Communication Papers.
UPM’s Tervasaari paper mill has
already commissioned its first 50
MW electric boiler, which was
transferred from UPM’s Kaipola
mill. In the autumn, a new, moreefficient 60 MW electric boiler will
be installed at the mill. The new
boiler will not only produce steam
and heat for the mill, but also heat
for the surrounding Valkeakoski
district heating network.
The remaining electric boilers
will be installed at the Finnish and
German mills by the end of 2023.
Once operational, they will replace
a significant amount of various
fossil fuels, thereby reducing
emissions at the mills and at UPM.
Recyclability certification service for
fibre-based packaging launched in UK
A system that is claimed to
assess the recyclability of fibrebased products and materials
in a consistent and credible
way has been developed in the
UK by Confederation of Paper
Industries (CPI) with support
from its member companies.
Papercycle is described as
certification service for fibrebased packaging products and
materials for the UK and beyond.
With Extended Producer
Responsibility (EPR) legislation
on the horizon, this new service
could not arrive at a better time,
says the CPI.
The tool identifies whether
fibre-based packaging materials
can be recycled in the UK and
which type of recycling mills
are able to reprocess them.
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Recyclability can be tested at any
stage, for both finished and semifinished products.
Papercycle provides an instant
diagnosis on recyclability
following the online assessment,
but for more complex products
or materials, Papercycle can
provide a technical review
service on how a product
behaves under lab conditions
to give an insight into how the
various components interact
with each other, diagnose the
most critical parts and signpost
potential solutions for material
modification. Papercycle can
thus help prepare fibre-based
packaging for certification
and expansion in the UK and
other markets, subject to local
variations and requirements.
The CPI says that although
all fibre-based packaging
is recyclable in principle,
innovations in material
development means that some
products more challenging to
recycle.
The CPI suggests that with
the EPR reforms under way,
Papercycle’s certification service
could enable a standardised
labelling system where
customers would receive
a ‘recycle’ label as will be
required by the UK’s mandatory
recyclability labelling on
packaging.
Packaging certified as
‘recyclable’ will also attract
lower Producer Responsibility
(modulated) Fees associated with
complying with the reformed
Packaging Waste Regulations.
Dimitra Rappou, CPI’s director
of recycling, said: “As packaging
materials have become
increasingly complex, we have
seen growing confusion over
their recyclability, with an oversimplified assessment approach
threatening the quality of
recycling.
“Papercycle’s new service can
remove the uncertainty faced
by packaging designers, brands,
retailers, and policy makers on
the recyclability of fibre-based
products. We see this playing
a crucial role in promoting a
circular economy for fibrebased packaging, helping to
reduce waste and lower carbon
emissions by keeping materials in
use for longer.”