SunPine’s new plant is ready to deliver renewable products


Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF. 

SunPine’s new factory in Haraholmen (Piteå, Sweden) is now completed and running. 
Press release: “SunPine’s new factory is ready to deliver”, 22/01/2021. 
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Figure 1. SunPine site in Haraholmen (taken from the press release) 

SunPine is a Swedish company focused on the production of renewable fuels. Its Piteå biorefinery transforms crude tall oil (a byproduct from pulp and paper manufacturing) into crude tall diesel (raw material for biofuels), bio-oil (green fuel oil used in the paper industry) and rosin (raw material for printing inks and adhesives). In 2018, the owners of SunPine decided to invest in a completely new facility adjacent to the company’s existing plant. 

A year ago, SunPine started the construction of the new factory. Since it is located next to the already existing one, the main challenge was to not disrupt any of the ongoing production. Moreover, the project team had to deal with a delayed environmental permit, winter construction and a global pandemic. Despite this, the new factory is ready to deliver sustainable products and contribute to Sweden’s green transition.

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