SCA and St1 join forces to produce renewable fuels from tall-oil
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
The core of the business of SCA is the forest. In fact, it owns 2.6
million hectares in northern Sweden. Around this resource, it has built a value
chain based on renewable raw material to offer paper, pulp, wood products, energy,
services for forest owners and efficient transport solutions. In the same vein,
SCA has recently team up with St1 to valorize tall oil, a
residual stream from the production of its kraft pulp mills (see press
release, 25/5/2018).
The two partners will construct a new facility to
produce renewable fuels from tall oil. Both companies together cover the full
value-chain from the raw material to the refining process, distribution and
sale of the renewable fuel to the customers.
Key data of the project
Location
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St1's
refinery in Gothenburg.
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Feedstock
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Tall-oil.
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Products
and production capacity
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100,000
tons of advanced renewable fuels.
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Investment
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500 MSEK
(49 M€).
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Current
status of the project
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Construction
subject to permission process and final approval from both companies.
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Expected start-up
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2021.
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Figure 1. SCA pulp mill in Östrand. The company is
presently expanding it and, as a result of that, the production of tall oil
will increase by more than 100%.