# SCA invests SEK 7.8B to expand Östrand kraft pulp mill with ABB automation

SCA is investing SEK 7.8 billion (about $970 million) to expand its Östrand kraft pulp mill in Timrå, Sweden, creating the world's largest production line for bleached softwood kraft pulp. ABB will supply the integrated automation system, with the new line expected to come online in June 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-21
- Where: Timrå, Sweden, Sweden
- Value: $970.0M (7.80B SEK)
- Starts operating: Jun 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: world's largest production line for bleached softwood kraft pulp
- Products: bleached softwood kraft pulp
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [SCA](https://endata.com/companies/324.md)
- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [automationworld.com](https://www.automationworld.com/products/control/news/13317686/kraft-pulp-mill-moves-to-centralized-control), 2017-08-21: "By utilizing our systems as an integrated platform for the entire plant, we can contribute to SCA Östrand’s goal of creating the world’s most modern and efficient softwood kraft pulp mill."

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