# SCA to add kraftliner capacity with new paper machine at Obbola mill

SCA will build a new paper machine at its Obbola paper mill in Umeå, raising annual kraftliner output from 450,000 to 725,000 tonnes. The total investment is SEK 7.5 billion over five years, with start-up planned for Q1 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-09-02
- Where: Obbola, Umeå, Sweden
- Value: $780.0M (7.50B SEK)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 725,000 tonnes of kraftliner per year
- Products: kraftliner

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [news.cision.com](https://news.cision.com/sca/r/sca-invests-in-obbola-kraftliner-mill,c2893670), 2019-09-02: "SCA has today decided to invest to increase kraftliner capacity to 725,000 tonnes of kraftliner per year, an increase of 275,000 tonnes."
- [pdf4pro.com](https://pdf4pro.com/view/pressmeddelande-mb-cision-com-5b8bc6.html), 2019-10-12: "SCA har idag beslutat att investera i utokad kraftlinerkapacitet i Obbola till 725 000 ton kraftliner per ar"

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