The Forest Industry is continuously improving its effectiveness by investments, improved operational strategies and exploration of new business opportunities. The main goal for us at ÅF is to provide our customers with the highest level of technical and strategic service. Innovative use of biobased raw material has the potential to improve traditional production efficiency key figures and product quality measures. Concomitantly, the environmental and energy performance of the mills can be further enhanced. The millwide concept at ÅF is a way of working that analyses all mill departments into one millwide perspective; thereby providing a powerful tool for assessing, developing and optimizing the pulp and paper mills. The millwide concept also includes optimal use and conversion of the bioresources such as biomass and waste into valuable products and strengthens the environmental performance.
In the area of Millwide & Biorefinery for the Forest Industry and its associated lines of business, ÅF's main competences and services are within:
- Process reviews
- Process technology solutions on department and millwide levels
- Benchmarking audits on millwide and department levels including energy utilization and benchmarking of external treatment plants
- Feasibility studies on greenfield plants and modifications in existing pulp and paper mills
- Feasibility studies on biorefinery processes and applications
- Environmental permits and applications
- Investment profitability and variable costs audits