# Södra signs agreement to supply UPM with sulfate lignin from new Mönsterås factory

Södra has signed an agreement to supply UPM with sulfate lignin from its new factory in Mönsterås, Sweden. The factory, expected to be operational by 2027, will be the first commercial sulfate lignin plant in Sweden.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-09-20
- Where: Mönsterås, Sweden
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 tons of sulfate lignin annually
- Products: sulfate lignin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [UPM](https://endata.com/companies/5469.md) (customer)
- [Södra](https://endata.com/companies/47753.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [lesprom.com](https://www.lesprom.com/en/news/S%25C3%25B6dra_signs_agreement_to_supply_UPM_with_sulfate_lignin_from_new_M%25C3%25B6nster%25C3%25A5s_factory_115123/), 2024-09-20: "The factory, expected to be operational by 2027, will be the first commercial sulfate lignin plant in Sweden and the largest of its kind globally."

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