Stora Enso's board approved a plan to demerge its Swedish forest assets into a separate, publicly listed company named Bergslagets Skogar AB. The announcement was made on 30 October 2026.
Stora Enso is investing EUR 42 million to modernise its Skutskär site in Sweden, improving fluff pulp production and occupational safety. Completion is expected in Q2 2024.
Nouryon will spend SEK 180 million modernizing its Domsjö plant in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. The upgrade could raise capacity by up to 4,000 tons. The announcement was reported on 26 May 2021.
Smurfit Kappa Piteå is investing a total of SEK 45 million in its kraftliner mill in Piteå, Sweden, including a new chip screen and debarking drum upgrades, as part of its Piteå 750 plan to reach 750,000 tonnes a year.
Atlas Copco intends to split into two listed companies, one focused on industrial customers and the other on mining and civil engineering customers, with the mining group to be spun off to shareholders.
BillerudKorsnäs decided to build a new paperboard machine with 550,000 tonnes annual capacity at its Gruvön production site, with production expected to start in Q1 2019.