SMURFIT Kappa has announced a €27 million investment in a new waste management and recovery facility at its Nervión paper mill in Iurreta, Spain.
The packaging giant said the move will see the mill adopt a fully circular production process involving the biggest landfill reduction project Smurfit Kappa has undertaken to date.
The lime kiln and gas treatment system will have a production capacity of 120 tonnes of lime per day. The new system will allow the calcium carbonate waste currently generated in the mill’s manufacturing process to be transformed into lime and reintroduced into the production process as a raw material.
The initiative has been developed in a collaborative process between Smurfit Kappa Nervión and several technology firms. The spend will see the expansion of the plant, as well as the construction of a lime kiln and gas treatment system.
Javier Rivas, Smurfit Kappa COO of paper & board Europe, said, “We are delighted about the installation of this industry-leading system which will help our mill to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. At Smurfit Kappa, we care deeply about new ways in which we can embed circularity into our business, particularly when we are talking about the production process.
“With this new lime kiln and gas treatment system, we will be able to recover and reuse more of our materials. We look forward to seeing the new system up and running later this year.”
