# UPM Biochemicals to receive kraft lignin from Södra's new plant in Mönsterås

UPM Biochemicals will be among the first customers to receive kraft lignin from Södra when its new plant in Mönsterås, Sweden, comes on stream in 2027. The plant will be the first commercial kraft lignin production facility in Sweden and the largest of its type in the world.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-09-01
- Where: Mönsterås, Sweden
- Status: announced
- Capacity: largest commercial kraft lignin production facility in the world
- Products: kraft lignin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Södra](https://endata.com/companies/47753.md) (supplier)
- [UPM Biochemicals](https://endata.com/companies/62905.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [upmbiochemicals.com](https://www.upmbiochemicals.com/about-upm-biochemicals/news-and-stories/2024/09/upm-biochemicals-and-sodra-accelerate-the-commercialisation-of-innovative-lignin-based-solutions/), 2024-09-01: "Kraft lignin is a key raw material for UPM to provide commercially viable decarbonisation solutions to industrial and consumer markets."

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