Stora Enso to Idle Kraft Lignin Production at Sunilla Mill

June 16, 2023

Stora Enso announced plans to close down its Sunila pulp production unit in Finland permanently. This site of Stora Enso’s kraft lignin production facility produces approximately 40,000 tons of kraft lignin per year. Stora Enso’s leadership asserts the company’s strategy for developing biomaterial innovations remains unchanged.  A feasibility study for lignin extraction has been initiated at Stora Enso’s Skutskär pulp production site in Sweden. The Group also continues to develop other sourcing alternatives, including partnering, for long-term lignin supply and to investigate competitive locations for commercial scale-up of hard carbon, Lignode production.