# Sca to invest SEK 7.5 billion in new kraftliner paper machine at Obbola

Sca will invest SEK 7.5 billion to raise kraftliner capacity at its Obbola mill in Sweden from 275 thousand to 725 thousand tonnes a year, with a new paper machine starting in Q1 2023.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-10-30
- Where: Obbola, Umeå, Sweden
- Value: $780.0M (7.50B SEK)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: from 275 thousand to 725 thousand tonnes annually
- Products: kraftliner
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [paperindustryworld.com](https://www.paperindustryworld.com/sca-to-invest-in-a-new-paper-machine-for-the-production-of-kraftliner-at-its-obbola-site/), 2019-10-30: "Sca will invest SEK 7.5 billion to increase the production capacity of the kraftliner mill in Obbola, Sweden, from 275 thousand to 725 thousand tonnes annually."
- [nordiskaprojekt.se](https://www.nordiskaprojekt.se/2019/11/27/expansion-obbola-moter-en-okad-efterfragan-pa-liner/), 2019-11-27: "I ett projekt som sträcker sig över fem år investerar SCA 7,5 miljarder kronor vid linerbruket i Obbola."

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