Mondi completes 20m EUR energy efficiency investment

Mondi has made progress on its 20m EUR (21m USD) investment program at its Neusiedler uncoated fine paper mills in Austria. The full benefit of the upgrades is expected to be seen beginning in the first quarter of 2025. These include reduced greenhouse gas emissions and increased energy efficiency and operational safety.

The program includes four key projects at the Kematen pulp and paper mill: rebuilding the recovery boiler and associated infrastructure to increase energy efficiency and improve overall performance; upgrading the pulp dryer from gas burners for air heating to steam heat exchangers in order to eliminate emissions and further improve safety; installing a new steam accumulator to balance fluctuations in steam demand to improve efficiency and turbine performance; and revamping the steam turbine with a new rotor to increase electricity production.

Additional enhancements include a new steam system and heat recovery at the paper machine, and winder optimization to improve customer reel output.

The program also included upgrades at the Theresienthal site to improve the efficiency of the paper machine’s steam and condensate system, increased automation in the additive kitchen and the introduction of a refined winder concept. 

'We are proud to invest in technology that drives efficiency, reduces emissions, improves product quality and strengthens our resilience. These measures will reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, and we will consume around a quarter less gas in the future, all contributing to our sustainability commitments,' said Florian Döbl, managing director of Mondi Neusiedler.

This investment program was funded by Mondi with support from the European Union – NextGenerationEU.