FINALND (News release) -- Preparatory work belonging to the pre-engineering for the Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre continues with new preparation activities in the mill area. The preparatory work facilitates the construction of the mill following a possible investment decision. The decision on the Euro 1.5 billion investment in the new bioproduct mill could be made in the early 2021 at the earliest, after the environmental permit process has been completed and other prerequisites for the decision are met.
The preparatory work that started at the beginning of April includes excavation and pile-driving work in the area of the planned mill as well as the demolition of old, unused buildings and the relocation of the functions that were located in them. The relocation and demolition work has been started in stages for the various buildings. The first buildings were demolished at the beginning of June. For example, the old canteen building of the mill area has already been demolished and replaced with a new temporary canteen. The building supervision authority of the municipality of Kemi granted a demolition permit for these buildings in December 2019, so the demolition is not dependent on the investment decision for the new mill.
At the same time, the new car park for the mill area has now been taken into use. The area of the former car park will be needed for the construction operations of the bioproduct mill. Later, a fibre line and pulp towers would be located there, among other things.
As a whole, the pre-engineering of the bioproduct mill is progressing as planned. During the project engineering, which started in August 2020, the mill's technology, construction, installation and commissioning are planned in detail, and preparations are being made for the construction phase. The logistics solutions necessary for the mill are also being prepared. Several preliminary agreements have been signed for the bioproduct mill's equipment and departments. The first construction agreements have also been signed. Based on the preliminary agreements, the project's degree of Finnish origin is estimated to be high, approximately 70%.
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