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Papermill

Production units

Holmen owns six modern production facilities in Sweden and one in the UK. Two paperboard mills, two paper mills and three sawmills. We also own, outright or or jointly with others, 21 hydro power stations. In addition, we have good opportunities to develop our land holdings with wind power establishments in areas with good wind conditions.

Paperboard mills

Iggesund Mill

Iggesund Mill can be traced back centuries to its origin as an ironworks. Today it is a modern integrated paper mill that manufactures homogenous bleached paperboard from chemical pulp. Called Invercote, the product family produced here is used for graphical products and premium quality packaging. Examples of its varied applications include exclusive packaging for perfume, chocolate, wine and spirits. Combined with the nearby lamination unit in Strömsbruk, the mill offers a high degree of finishing options.

  • Raw material: Softwood and hardwood pulpwood
  • Process: Sulphate pulp
  • Product: Multi-layered paperboard made from bleached chemical pulp (SBB)
  • Brand: Invercote

Workington Mill

Workington Mill in the UK is the only manufacturer of folding boxboard made from bleached mechanical pulp with an outer layer of bleached chemical pulp. The Incada product family manufactured in Workington is used in packaging for confectionery, cosmetics, wine, spirits, frozen and dried foods and tobacco products, plus greetings cards and covers.

  • Raw material: Sprucewood and purchased sulphate pulp
  • Process: TMP
  • Product: Multi-layered paperboard, surface layer of chemical pulp, core of mechanical pulp (FBB)
  • Brand: Incada

Paper mills

Braviken Paper Mill

With its almost unrivalled production efficiency, Braviken Paper Mill outside Norrköping combines technology and tradition with keen environmental awareness. Over 80 per cent of all the paper produced here is exported to markets outside Sweden. Braviken Paper Mill and Braviken Sawmill create a bio co-location with environmental solutions for the future.

  • Raw material: Spruce pulpwood
  • Process: TMP pulp
  • Product: Magazine paper, book paper, newsprint, coloured newsprint and catalogue paper
  • Brand: Holmen UNIQ, Holmen XLNT, Holmen BOOK, Holmen PLUS, Holmen NEWS, Holmen Coloured NEWS

Hallsta Paper Mill

Hallsta Paper Mill, located in Hallstavik, is spearheading Holmen’s development into a speciality paper company and it is here that many of our speciality products are developed and produced. Paper from Hallsta Paper Mill is eco-certified and delivers significant cost efficiencies. In addition to distribution by road and rail, the mill has its own port, which enhances delivery capacity and allows for flexible delivery solutions.

  • Raw material: Spruce pulpwood
  • Process: TMP pulp
  • Product: Magazine paper and book paper
  • Brand: Holmen VIEW, Holmen TRND, Holmen XLNT, Holmen PLUS, Holmen BOOK

Sawmills

All three modern sawmills have high technical standards, with a steady increase in finishing options underpinning continuous product development and a strong product range. As a result of the new wood treatment plant and distribution warehouse at Braviken Sawmill, we are able to offer a broader and more attractive range for the construction industry and for builders’ merchants.

 

Iggesund Sawmill

Iggesund Sawmill is an innovative and efficient sawmill. The sawmill manufactures pine joinery timber used for interiors such as furniture, windows, doors, staircases and flooring. A horizontal saw enables us to saw pith-free products with fewer cracks and deformations, which also brings major drying benefits.

Braviken Sawmill

Located just outside Norrköping, Braviken Sawmill is the largest and most modern sawmill in Scandinavia. The sawmill manufactures construction and joinery timber in spruce and pine. A wood treatment plant and distribution warehouse see us offer a broad and attractive range directly to builders’ merchants and the construction industry.

 

Linghem Sawmill

Linghem Sawmill is a niche small log sawmill with an integrated planing mill. Here we produce sawn and planed wood products for joinery and construction purposes in 3-metre lengths. Production at Linghem also complements the products at Braviken Sawmill, helping to strengthen our market position particularly in Sweden and the UK.

Hydro power

Holmen wholly or partly owns 21 hydro power stations located on the Umeälven, Faxälven, Gideälven, Iggesundsån, Ljusnan and Motala Ström rivers. Normal annual production amounts to about 1100 GWh.

Wind power

Holmen is a major land owner and has the potential to develop its land holdings by establishing wind farms on its own land with good wind conditions.

 

Along with the Eurofideme 2 investment fund, Holmen has built the Varsvik wind farm a few kilometres from its paper mill in Hallstavik.

Business areas

In our business areas, we turn our forest holdings into wood products for sustainable building, cost-effective paper, premium paperboard and renewable energy.

Forest

Holmen is one of the largest forest owners in Sweden. We are also among the country’s biggest wood buyers. Every year, we buy in a little over 11 million cubic metres of wood.

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Paperboard

Holmen produces paperboard for packaging in the premium segment. The customer groups may cover a broad spectrum, but they have one thing in common – they want traceable and sustainable products of consistently high quality that guarantee stable results in the customer’s production process.

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High quality fresh fiber based paper

Holmen develops and sells high-quality paper based on fresh fibre, using renewable raw materials from sustainably managed Swedish forests.

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Wood products

At Holmen, we supply wood products to the joinery and construction industries and to builders’ merchants. Wood is highly versatile and the only construction material that is fully renewable.

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Renewable energy

Holmen's energy production is dominated by renewable hydro power. Together with wind power and the renewable electrical energy that is produced at the Group’s mills, this equates to almost 50 per cent of Holmen’s overall energy consumption.

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Holmen's business concept is to own and add value to the forest. The forest holdings form the basis of the business – an ecocycle in which the raw material grows and is refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books. The forest is managed to provide a good annual return and stable value growth while our production operations are run with a focus on profitability and greater value added.

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Holmen AB, P.O. Box 5407, SE-114 84 Stockholm, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 666 21 00  E-mail: info@holmen.com

 

 

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