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IN FULLNOW COLOUR PaperAnnual Report 2015 Province NOW WE ARE INVESTING IN PACKAGING Joining forces with Packaging Arena page 30 40pages with the latest in forest page bio-economy SEK 3 billion more than the national average 04 Member companies are doing better than the county and the country page page 06 A BIG Investment SMART specialisation? 12 page page 12 million for climate-smart innovations Region Värmland is investing smarter page page 16 MEMBER SUCCESSES WORLD-UNIQUE coating 26 page page Investments, acquisitions, and more UMV Coating Systems are close now ContentsPAPER PROVINCE 2015 ChroniclePAPER PROVINCE 2015 SEK 12 MILLION FOR CLIMATE-SMART INNOVATIONS BEAUTIFUL TONES The forest will be utilised in new smart ways, with the help of innovation. Göran Samuelsson entertained An eventful year with lots of success nce again an eventful and successful year has 100 member companies. The more we are, the stronger passed by for Paper Province. During the past we are, and this also gives us better opportunities to Oyear the organisation has continued to develop confront the future. and reap success after success. The idea is to continue towards our objective of creating the prospects for o sum up we can say that during the past year future employment and growth by supporting the Paper Province has continued its relentless development of climate-smart innovations in the Tefforts to become a leading player in forest-based region. bioeconomy. I want to thank our member companies, the staff at Paper Province, our partners and board During the past year Paper Province was granted members, who have given me the opportunity as 06 28 a three-year structural fund project for Climate- chairman for the last two years to take part and help DISTINGUISHED GUEST SMART STRATEGY WELCOME HOME smart Innovation. The budget for this project is just develop the activities of the cluster. A Minister dropped in Specialisation is the model The cluster was reinforced over SEK 12 million, and this is a good testimonial for Paper Province. It shows the competence and knowledge that exists in the cluster create the confidence to take our work with bioeconomy even further. he fact that Region Värmland has also decided a forest-based bioeconomy will be one the 05 12 30 Tregion’s smart areas of specialisation is also very gratifying. It demonstrates that support for 3 BILLION MORE Cluster PIONEERING ABSORBENT PAPERMAKERS NIGHT companies generate SEK 3 billion made by Cellcomb in Säffle. Record number enjoyed inspiring the forest industry is considered to be one of the 04more than the national average. 15 28 speakers and culture. most important resources for trade and industry in Värmland, and which there is a willingness to further MINISTER ON VISIT Sven- MEMBER SUCCESSES Many PACKAGING ARENA Erik Bucht made a study visit to members have been successful RETURNED HOME Now we’ll develop. The value of this decision is also important 05 Paper Province. 16 during the year. 30 be stronger at packaging. from a European perspective, in that henceforth this could be a requirement to apply for funds for projects A MAJOR INVESTMENT THIS YEAR’S trade fairs It’s a THE ENVIRONMENT & Twelve million will produce more for the further development towards a forest-based miracle that we manage to work ENERGY MEETING News in 06 climate-smart innovations. 18 between all the events. 31 tech, legislation and research. bioeconomy. TECHNICAL COLLEGE Paper 19 NEW MEMBERS Thanks OUR STAFF Several new Province engages in certified to our merging with Packaging employees. The merger with The Packaging Arena (TPA) took 08 vocational training. 20 Arena. 32 place in 2015. For Paper Province to have full insight THE ALGAE cultivation POPULAR STUDENT trips INFOGRAPHICS The into the entire product chain, from raw materials to 10 project finished with an Our member companies are association’s activities illustrated end product, and with all the intermediate processes, international seminar in Karlstad. 24 interesting. 34 with graphs and graphics. it’s important to be able to offer all our member SMART SPECIALISATION A GOOD example Paper PROFIT & BALANCE Figures, companies support in our development towards a Region Värmland has the map for Province attracts international figures, figures. Here you can find sustainable society. 12 future research investments 25 interest. 36 all the accounts. BIOECONOMY’S CRADLE UNIQUE BARRIER UMV he association has grown stronger in the past FREDRIK TURZIK Lignocity in Bäckhammar is a test Retiring chairman Coating Systems tests their year in terms of its members. A total of 19 14 bed for research into lignin. 26 coating concept on large scale PAGE companies joined, so that we now have over PAGE 2 T 3 PAPER PROVINCE 2015 PAPER PROVINCE 2015 3.500.000 3.000.000 2.500.000 2.000.000 1.500.000 1.000.000 500000 National average 0 -500000 -1.000.000 -1.500.000 SEK 3 billion more Paper Province members had better profitabilities than both the county and the country according to a survey carried out by Bisnode at the request of Region Värmland, and presented in February. Check out the film From 2007 to 2012 Paper Province’s member companies generated SEK 3 billion more earnings than the average for the country. A minister pays CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT On the 2nd of December the Minister for Rural Affairs, Sven- The cluster companies are in other words Erik Bucht, visited Paper Province to gather viewpoints on doing better than average Swedish how the national forest programme should be structured. companies. Nevertheless to make sure the a visit difference is not because of an upswing Sven-Erik Bucht is supervising work them in one way or another emphasised in the industry the survey also compared with the national forest programme. Värmland can the importance of forest bioeconomy Paper Province’s member companies with The objective of the programme is to and the potential for the county. Anna Löfmarck and Håkan Wolgast from Bisnode conducted the survey. become a large- companies in the same industry, but in a prepare a long-term forest strategy “Through the cooperation we have with different region that was not organised in up a high level of competence,” asserts calculation of the value added is made. that promotes the development of scale demonstrator Paper Province, Värmland can become a cluster. The comparative group proved Maria Hollander, CEO of Paper Province. The reason why we make a comparison a bioeconomy and utilises the full a major demonstrator for bioeconomy. to have total earnings of SEK 875 million, with companies in another region is that potential of the forest. The minister for bioeconomy. We hope that the government points to less than the average for the country and BASED ON VALUE ADDED we want to compare companies in the came to Karlstad in December to hear how they have changed, and the bioeconomy as a prioritised area” said SEK 3.89 billion less than Paper Province’s Håkan Wolgast has worked with similar same industry that are not organised in our viewpoints on how the programme work carried out since the Vinnväxt Thomas Riste, chairman of the regional members. surveys since 2009 and sees no reason a cluster, and you will hardly find any of should be drawn up. project in 2013. Bucht heard how board, during his presentation to Bucht. to question the result. these in Värmland – most of them are Paper Province supports innovations, “If I was running a company in the “The comparative group does come from already part of Paper Province. We combine about the importance of research in Maria Hollander emphasised the paper industry I would definitely get a different county that has a somewhat the development, about cooperation importance of financing in order to be established in Värmland, because it’s different business structure, but we “THE CLUSTER GENERATES traditional and the opportunities in networking, able to continue to develop. AN AWFUL LOT FOR going significantly better for Paper still feel confident with the comparison business with and which effects is has produced. “We have the competence, the Province companies that for the because the companies are in the same VÄRMLAND” Hollander also talked about the networks and innovations, what we comparative group,” says Håkan Wolgast industry.” The Regional Councillor, Tomas Riste, innovative business. member companies, their importance need is capital, and above risk capital.” at the survey company Bisnode. told Nya Wermlands-Tidningen that in the county and for the country, and “The survey is an acknowledgment that The survey basically involves Bisnode ”the cluster generates an awful lot for Impressive. about the motivation to develop to Bucht left the meeting more than the cooperation between the cluster collecting the annual reports from the Värmland, much more than what we put become a forerunner in bioeconomy. satisfied. companies and other regional players cluster’s limited companies and calculating in – in terms of public funds”, and that Maria Hollander, CEO of Paper “I must say there’s a real mustering of works well and generates business. We the value added. The industrial codes of “we must emphasise much more clearly, Province, gave an overall presentation PRIORITISE BIOECONOMY strength here. You combine traditional are world-leaders in pulp and paper the cluster companies are then identified even here on our home ground, how of the cluster, our successes, challenges Representatives from Valmet, business with innovative business. It’s thanks to our member companies and companies with the same codes successful we actually are and how well and opportunities. The main focus BillerudKorsnäs, Region Värmland and impressive,” he said. continuously developing their in another region are picked out as a the cluster works”.