5A SMURFIT KAPPA IN IURRETA

SMURFIT KAPPA IN IURRETA

Smurfit Kappa Nervion, advancing in its investment process, has launched a central renewable energy from forest biomass, along with a number of other environmental improvements designed for the treatment of gases.

The aim of the investment is to increase the generation of thermal and electric energy of the plant from renewable sources, increasing the efficiency of the equipment installed and boosting the capacity of treatment and management of forest residues. So it has installed a new steam turbine with three extractions of steam at different pressures, to feed thermal energy in the different processes for the production of pulp and paper. Previously, installing produced 80,000 MW h per year of renewable electric energy from biomass, using the black liquor as fuels and crusts generated both in the plant itself as in the sawmills.

The main objective of the project is to increase the consumption of biomass residual forestry from forest holdings, which, until now, remained as residue in the mountains, so that the investment will allow, in addition, to generate clean energy, contribute to keep clean the mountains, supporting the sustainability of forest resources.

Primary forest biomass will proceed in silviculture* (group of activities related to forest exploitation) operations, such as, pruning* (trimming of plants)  and selection of outbreaks.Its Valorisation has advantages such as the reduction in 34% of the indirect emissions of CO2.It will also reduce emissions of SO2*(Sulphur dioxide) and promote greater sustainable forest management.

This project will increase the consumption of forest biomass in more than 40,000 t per year, reaching a consumption of more than 100,000 t annually, with which will increase the generation of electric energy in more than 40%.


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