Major energy savings will be achieved by streamlining production

processes, educating employees and by investing in energy efficiency.

By the end of last year, Metsä Tissue had invested a total of seven

million Euros during the project and a further three million Euros investment is to

follow later this year. Through transparent communication and close networking within the

Group, Metsä Tissue is working to adopt the most efficient available

technologies, optimal rebuild strategies and sustainable operating

practices. The rollout of a common Energy Monitoring System also forms

an important part of the project. Since 2008, Metsä Tissue has successfully implemented no fewer than

200 practical improvements with an immediate positive ecological

impact. The average pay-back time of all realized investments has been

about one year. Actions taken so far have already achieved a total energy

efficiency improvement of eleven percent, with further enhancements

awaited shortly. Savings have been achieved through improvements such

as optimization of heat recovery units, installation of steam recovery

systems, optimization of refiners, insulation of Yankee cylinder heads,

optimization of vacuum systems, reduction of compressed air

consumption, installation of heat distributing nets and optimization of

lighting.