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.
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