# DS Smith to invest €90m in biomass boiler at Rouen paper mill

DS Smith is investing nearly €90 million to replace the coal-fired boiler at its Rouen paper mill in Normandy with a 56 MW Valmet biomass boiler, cutting site emissions by 99,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The boiler is due to be fully operational by Q1 2025, and Engie Solutions will operate it.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2023-11-01
- Where: Rouen, Normandy, France
- Value: $97.2M (90.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 56 MW biomass boiler supplying at least 80% of site heat demand
- Products: recycled paper, corrugated packaging, biomass boiler

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md)
- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)
- [Engie Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/11185.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [dssmith.com](https://www.dssmith.com/media/our-stories/2023/11/ds-smith-turbocharges-sustainability-efforts-with-90m-investment-at-rouen-paper-mill), 2023-11-01: "The 56 MW Valmet high-tech boiler will supply at least 80% of the site's heat demand and will be fully operational by the first quarter of 2025."

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