MM Kwidzyn Completes Continuous Cooking Investment, Targeting One-Third Reduction in CO₂ Emissions

MM Board & Paper has completed its investment in continuous cooking technology at its integrated mill in Kwidzyn, northern Poland. The new digester is now operational and is expected to reduce annual wood consumption by approximately 50,000 m³ and cut the mill’s annual CO₂ emissions by around 100,000 tonnes, equivalent to approximately one-third of its total emissions.

The continuous digester is used in pulp production, where wood chips are cooked to produce pulp. The new technology is designed to reduce wood consumption while maintaining the same production output.

Combined with accompanying energy-efficiency measures, the investment is expected to lower the mill’s carbon emissions and support its decarbonisation roadmap.

“Continuous cooking technology is an important investment in the future of MM Kwidzyn. It combines what matters most to us: the efficient use of resources, competitive production and a progressively lower product carbon footprint for our customers,” said Filip Drofiak, managing director of MM Kwidzyn.

The investment is also expected to support lower carbon footprints for the mill’s cartonboard, paper and pulp products.

Markus Nöcker, vice-president of sales for uncoated fine paper (UFP) and packaging kraft paper (PKP) at MM Board & Paper, said the project would further improve resource efficiency and support the ongoing optimisation of mill operations.

MM Kwidzyn produces virgin fibre cartonboard, packaging kraft paper, uncoated fine paper, moulded pulp and northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) market pulp. The continuous cooking investment forms part of the site’s long-term development.