21 Nov 2023 --- DS Smith is injecting €90 million (US$98 million) into its paper mill in Rouen, France, to transform the paper mill’s energy supply by replacing the coal-fired boiler with a new biomass boiler that will reduce the site’s carbon emissions by 99,000 metric tons of CO2 annually. The 56 megawatts Valmet high-tech boiler will supply at least 80% of the site’s heat demand and will be fully operational by the first quarter of 2025. It will be fuelled by 94,000 metric tons of biofuel, 30% of which will come from plant by-products (pulper waste) and 70% from waste wood sources such as furniture and demolition waste. The site has an annual production capacity of 280,000 metric tons.
