Packaging firm Mondi has announced an investment of $22.5m (€20m) to build an evaporation plant at its Frantschach mill in Austria.

The move is aimed at boosting sustainability of pulp production.

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Construction of the evaporation plant at the mill will speed up heat extraction as well as reduce the requirement for steam.

Furthermore, the new equipment will annually reduce chemical oxygen requirements by 140 tonnes for biological wastewater treatment.

Construction of the evaporation facility will commence immediately. Its construction is slated to complete in autumn 2023.

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Mondi Frantschach managing director Gottfried Joham said: “Today, the focus on sustainability and circularity puts fibre-based products, and pulp, right into the spotlight. Not only is wood a renewable resource, but we know that paper is the most widely recycled material in the world with, for example 74% of paper and 83% of paper-based packaging in Europe being recycled.

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“Our new plant equipment will make our pulp production even more efficient and sustainable. The modernisation and expansion of the evaporation plant increases the amount of heat extracted and reduces the need for steam.”

Mondi’s 140-year-old Frantschach mill specialises in manufacturing kraft papers for use in food, building materials, and animal feed.

The mill has been supplying surplus heat generated from the pulp production.

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Image: Construction of the evaporation plant at the mill will speed up heat extraction. Credit:  LEEROY Agency from Pixabay