Hard to improve – Metsä Group bioproduct mill, Äänekoski
Endress+Hauser delivered more than 2,000 measurements to the new Äänekoski bioproduct mill
Metsä Group's bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, which started operations in August and produces 1.3 million metric tons of softwood and birch pulp per year, is the largest investment in the Finnish forest industry to date. The two-year project is also one of the most significant of its size for the Endress+Hauser Finland, which supplied the measuring instruments for the mill.
Metsä Group Äänekoski bioproduct mill
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The factory's employment impact on the entire value chain in Finland is more than 2,500 jobs
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The bioproduct factory replaced the pulp mill that had been in operation since 1985
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The world's first new-generation bioproduct mill produces almost three times more pulp than its predecessor
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At the same time, other bioproducts are generated in the process, such as bioenergy, traditional biochemicals (tall oil, turpentine) and new bioproducts (product gas, biogas and sulfuric acid).
Flexibility in working and delivery times
The most important factors for planning and project management are expertise and problem-solving skills, as well as trust, which became strong during the two-year project.
“The cooperation went so well that it would be hard to improve. Our personal chemistry was on point from the start, and I appreciated Endress+Hauser’s commitment to the project.” says Timo Neuvonen, project engineer for recovery instrumentation at the bioproduct mill.
Jarkko Kivimäki, project engineer for the instrumentation of the bioproduct mill’s fiber line, praises Endress+Hauser for the flexibility it showed in terms of delivery times.
“During a mill’s construction phase, the security of supply and prompt deliveries are everything. If a given component is not available on time, it can also halt the next stages of the installation, which threatens the entire project schedule,” says Kivimäki.