papAnnual Reporter 2017 province

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Test beds accelerate innovations The GOLD PAGES 12-16 paves the way for new cooperation PAGES 4-5

development - networking - innovation - meeting places - marketing CONTENTS 4-5 The gold label Paper Province was awarded the gold label in the EU’s cluster evaluation. Paper Province on route to 6-11 Projects 36 Examples of projects the cluster is involved in. new misty peaks 12-16 Test beds UMV, LignoCity, The Wood Region... several test beds are supported. like walking in the mountains, which unfortunately I sel- cus on flow of by-products to the paper and pulp manu- 17-18 Financial support dom have time to do. But I often long to pack my ruck- facturing in the Nordic countries, and it is significant for Read about BioExpress and how innovations can be supported sack with coffee, a few sandwiches and perhaps some example that Mestä Fibre in Finland talks about invest- with coaching and contributions. chocolate for extra energy, and to tie up my hiking boots ment in a new factory for bio products, where the great- 10 Ion a bright morning, just as the mist clears and sun starts to est value is still in pulp production. It is also clear that 24 19-20 Equality warm. And then to go up over the wide open spaces and the focus is on increasing the total refinement value by The key to growth is equality at producing forest-based fuel and green electricity. the workplace perhaps work my way up towards a peak, where a slab in the sun is waiting as a perfect picnic place. 21-25 Young people are Today Paper Province has over 100 member in a broad spectrum, from innovation-based upstart companies important Sometimes the sweat pours out on the way up, on the Hotspot, The Paper Province rough tracks and slopes. When it feels most difficult and world leading carton makers, to forest land own- journey, Technical college and and the goal seems almost unachievable, I usually stop ers and electricity producers. What we all have in student competitions. to turn round and look down over the valley to see how common is that we are striving to develop the sustain- far I’ve come and the challenges I’ve already overcome able, forest-based bioeconomy. Through funding from 26 Travel abroad Paper Province has been on the way. Region Värmland and Vinnova and with a professional abroad this year. organisation as its base, Paper Province has developed I think that it’s also important to do the same thing into an important and renowned hub that can pilot 27-29 Research in everything we do at work, not least when we are in the development of new solutions. It broadens and Films and the opening an intensive period of change. If here in the middle of strengthens the region in the increasingly forest-based of research exhibitions 2018 we turn round and look at what has actually been economy of the future. are examples of how research is brought into achieved since Paper Province was established almost focus. twenty years ago, we have a lot to be happy about. Paper Province is mentioned today with respect both in Sweden and abroad as a good example of a success- 30-31 Sustainability Paper Province was created in 1999 for the purpose of ful cluster, and as an opportunity to actually be able to Read about Agenda 2030 and a reinforcing cooperation between different activities in influence development. The establishment of the Sting seminar with experts in sustain- the region, above all in terms of supplying com- incubator in Karlstad, and that Paper Province has es- 12 5 ability. petence. The original skeleton consisted of tablished itself with Gold Label status, are just two 32-33 Municipal meetings seven companies in the paper and pulp contemporary examples to confirm that we have Rewarding workshops in Säffle, industry in Värmland and the surround- come a long way since the beginning in 1999, Grums and Hammarö ing districts. The activities broadened out and that we are going in the right direction. and more and more members joined. The 34-35 Networking cluster has become a meeting place for And so now it’s time to tie on the snow Papermakers Night and cluster the knowledge and forest products that shoes and straighten up for the rest of the lunches are examples of network- uphill hike, towards new misty peaks. For Pa- ing meetings that have been exist in the region, and has helped create arranged. the broad collaboration between regional per Province the challenge is to support more associations, municipalities, academies good ideas for their actual establishment and, 31 36-37 New members and companies that characterises Paper just like at the start of the journey, to find Eleven new members joined the Province. solutions for the supply of compe- cluster in 2017. tence in the future. The activities have have been 38-41 Success further evolved over the years Examples of successful member to focus on the development of companies. forest bioeconomy in a wider perspective. In this respect Paper 42 Staff Province has evolved in line with the development of society in 29 34 43 Web statistics general, but also its members. ERIK KORNFELD Today there is a much sharper fo- chairman

2 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 3 GOLD TO PAPER PROVINCE

At the end of 2017 Paper Province received confirmation that we had been awarded the EU’s distinction for a cluster – the Cluster Management Excellence Gold. Thanks to this gold the doors to new projects and cooperation are opening, both nationally Cluster excellence Paper Province has had the gold as its and internationally. “It feels really good and proves that we do high quality work”, says goal since we started the EU project Magnus Persson, innovation advisor. “Towards Cluster Excellency 2016”.

Great joy broke out For two days in December, Paper Province was visited by independent international cluster experts from the European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis (ESCA). Together here with part of the Paper Province team just after the advance confirmation had been issued – “you did it”.

Stamp of quality “When other clusters in Europe are looking for partners, they look for gold clusters”, says Magnus Persson.

he ESCA (European Secretariat that can offer even better services, says for Cluster Analysis) consists of a Magnus Persson. network of cluster experts from more than 30 countries. They With this award we have shown that we Thave created a system of awards to inspire have achieved the set targets in terms of and to produce first-class cluster organisa- the 31 different indicators involving strate- tions. There are over 60 clusters in Europe gies, documentation and the quality of our at gold level, but just now in Sweden we members’ activities. alone have received the award. “Paper Province’s ability to motivate What does it mean to get the gold? members to buy into a new strategic idea – It’s a stamp of quality that increases is a great success story, in what is a very our status internationally. We stand out traditional and not so innovative industry”, more, and when other clusters in Europe writes ESCA in its motivation. are looking for partners, they look for gold We now have two years to improve clusters. For our members it means that we ourselves even more before it’s time to be have become a more effective organisation judged again by ESCA.

4 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 5 COOPERATION OVER NATIONAL BORDERS

In the interior of Scandinavia there are exceptional opportunities to develop the bioeconomy and to replace oil with the forest as a raw material. The project The Bioeconomy Region initiated in 2017 aims to offer support to small and medium sized companies to speed up the development and commercialisation of new products, new technology and services in bioeconomy.

Many activities Peter Edberg, to the left on the sofa, talks about Climatsmart Innovation for business neighbours in Innovation Park. aper Province cooperates in the in today’s products with biobased pri- people together from the Norwegian oil project with Region Värmland (which mary products. Through cooperation with industry with Swedes who are knowledge- is project owner), Region Dalarna Norway, Maria Hollander is hoping that the able about the forestry industry, and I’m and four counties in Norway. combination of experiences and knowl- convinced we will find new product areas THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN P– Paper Province will be a leading global edge will stimulate new ideas. Ultimately and business opportunities, says Maria player within forest-based bioeconomy and it’s about facilitating the conversion pro- Hollander. this is a natural step for us to take, says cess to a fossil-free society by encouraging CLIMATSMART INNOVATION Maria Hollander, CEO of Paper Province. the establishment of completely new types Paper Province will also reinforce coop- of products, services and companies. eration during the project with industrial Paper Province was granted SEK 12.4 million in 2015 by the Swedish Agency for A large part of the development towards forest companies in Dalarna, which is a bioeconomic society is strongly linked – We need to speed up the restructuring also expected to open up new opportu- Economic and Regional Growth. Financing that runs over four years and which has to the replacement of primary oil products to a biobased society. We are bringing nities. been given the project name Climatsmart Innovation. Peter Edberg, who is project manager, describes in brief some of the activities that took place in the project in 2017.

n Climatsmart Innovation we work with sustainably. And young people want jobs Grums, Säffle and Hammarö (and Arvika reinforcing the competitive and innovative where they feel they are doing some- in 2018). FACTS force of small and medium sized compa- thing good for the world. • We work with internationalisation in • The Bioeconomy Region is an inter- nies in the industry. Among other things • We work with gender issues. The pa- small and medium sized companies and regional project between Sweden and Iby arranging different activities, such as: per industry is rather conservative, with help those that want to reach new inter- Norway. • Servicification. Through workshops a large number of men. We have sta- national markets. • It is part-financed with EU funding. and meetings we offer help with servici- tistics to show that the working atmos- • We bring research into focus. Research • The Bioeconomy Region is jointly run fication. This involves the company not phere is better if there is a mix of women around forest bioeconomy is carried out by Region Värmland, Region Dalarna, only selling a product, but also benefit- and men. And it’s also about the supply at the University of Karlstad. But profes- Akershus, Hedmark, Oppland and Øst- ing from the product. We help them to of competence – young people prefer to sors, researchers and businesses speak fold county councils, together with Säffle challenge their business models. work where there is more equality. different languages. Among other things municipality and Paper Province. • We work with sustainable businesses. • We arrange workshops in municipali- we make films where researchers talk • The project owner is Region Värmland. Small companies improve their profit- ties to get them to move towards a sus- to the business community about what • The project has an overall budget of 3.8 ability and competitiveness by working tainable society. So far we have been in they do. million Euro, of which half is financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. The Swedish budget is 2.5 million Euro, of which not quite half goes to the work package Paper Prov- NEW STRATEGY IN VINNVÄXT FOCUSES ON INNOVATION ince is responsible for.

• 130 million over ten years starting in Vinnväxt entered a new phase in January on innovation and restructuring. By run- 2013. This is how much Paper Province 2017 with a new strategy and plan of ac- ning innovation projects and improving received from Vinnova and regional co- tion, phase two of three. the prerequisites for innovation, Paper The oil industry meets the forest industry The project aims to offer financers to invest in research, devel- Province goes beyond the “obvious” de- support to small and medium sized opment and commercialisation of new In the second phase Paper Province velopment in the paper and pulp indus- companies to speed up the devel- opment and commercialisation of industrial forest products and services in takes the development of forest bioec- try to create and meet future demands in new products, new technology and the forest industry. onomy one step further with the focus bioeconomy. services in bioeconomy.

6 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 7 GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS

Cooperation and joint demonstrations of strength improve the opportunities for industrial symbiosis. For this reason Paper Province initiated an initiative together with the University of Linköping, RISE, and ten other regional partners.

ndustrial symbiosis is about giving and advantages are both economically and en- In addition to Paper Province,, which is the taking. A number of companies coop- vironmentally beneficial for the companies project management for the initiative, the erate and residual products from one participating in the process. University of Linköping, Research Institutes receive new life and are utilised as a of Sweden (RISE), and ten other partners Iraw material by another. It could be waste Vinnova is supporting the project with SEK are also participating. or waste heat from a pulp and paper mill 1 million to improve the prerequisites for The University of Linköping has been that is used by a nearby industry. Industrial industrial symbiosis within the industry, and conducting research to contribute towards symbiosis can also be services that are between industry and, for example, munici- the development of new industrial symbio- shared, for example logistics solutions. The pal facilities. sis in Sweden for a long time.

Supervisor plans the day What happens if someone is ill or leaves and the company is left FACTS without competence? Project name: Regional demonstration of strength for industrial symbiosis within Paper Province Project participants: Paper Province, RISE, University of Linköping, BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön mill, Econova, Grums municipality, IUC Stål & Verkstad, Karlstad municipal- Joint demonstration of strength ity, Region Värmland, Stena Recycling, Stora Enso Skoghall mill, Stora Enso Timber, The project Industrial Symbiosis was started and Värmevärden. together with RISE, the University of Linköping and ten other partners. Sponsor: Vinnova CRITICAL COMPETENCE IN INDUSTRY MUST BE FOUND

Swedish industry depends on finding cutting-edge competence, and it’s also just as important that the existing personnel have a good level of basic competence. This is the starting point for the project “Strategic supply of competence in SME northern Central Sweden”.

aper Province has participated examine and validate the competence of competence as a result of illness, or if they since August 2017 in the project their personnel and to identify which com- leave your company? “Strategic supply of competence in petence is most critical. SME northern Central Sweden”. The Issues that are considered in more detail are: On this basis a plan of action is prepared Pobjective is to create a model for the supply • What competence is critical for your com- for what the companies need to reinforce of competence in the industry through vali- pany to develop the way you want it to? and develop. dation. A total of 54 companies in Dalarna • Do you find the competence you need for IUC Dalarna AB is the project owner and and Värmland are participating and each your company to continue to develop? the overall budget is SEK three million. company will validate ten persons. • Do you depend on the competence of The Swedish Agency for Economic and individual employees, and if so do you Regional Growth is the main sponsor. The project supports the companies to have a plan for what to do if you loose this The project runs until December 2018.

8 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 9 WASTE BECOMES BIOHYDROGEN AND BIOPLASTIC Paper Province was involved in two projects in 2017 that both concerned reusing waste products from paper mills in a new way. In future the mills can come to produce both biohydrogen and bioplastic from their by-product flows.

Researchers and mills in unique collaboration Examination of process water purification at Stora Enso Skoghall mill. Research and production must be joined together. It’s thanks to research we are where we are today – from previously having large emissions to the water and air.

ANKI MAGNUSSON, SUPERVISOR FOR LIQUOR/ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT AT STORA ENSO SKOGHALL MILL

t began when researchers at the Uni- other partners. RISE was the project man- was in turn sent to Promiko for bioplas- Nordic Paper Bäckhammar and Rottnero, The projects are unusual in that sev- programme RE:Source, which is financed versity of Lund discovered a bacteria ager, with researchers from the University tic tests. together with the University of Karlstad, eral separate processes have been put by Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency that breaks down hemicellulose, which of Lund and Paper Province. The project After random sampling and tests in RISE, Pöyry, Paper Province and Promiko. together in one cascade system. and Formas. otherwise is very difficult to break was granted SEK 500,000 from the Swed- laboratories it turned out that the pro- – Research and production must be – The process of making biohydrogen By examining residual flows the idea is Idown. The decomposition forms biohy- ish Energy Agency. cesses worked well and five months later linked together. It’s thanks to research we is itself unique. I think we would have to create opportunities that can lead to a drogen. Acetic acid is also formed as a project number two was started, which are where we are today – from previously received the financing if we only had one potential concept and a plan forwards. The residual product, which is used during the Samples from the waste water were took a closer look at where in the mills having large emissions to the water and air. of the lines of inquiry, but now we have next step involves a larger innovation pro- manufacture of bioplastics. taken at LignoCity in Bäckhammar and it was possible to find suitable residual And the journey is not over yet. There is al- several good results, says Magnus Persson, ject and an application to Vinnova, which sent to Lund to be examined in the flows for the bacteria. ways something that can be improved and innovation advisor at Paper Province. was granted at the end of the year. The Promiko, a new company with technol- laboratory. The amount of hydrogen we want to make that journey, says Anki project will run until the middle of 2020 ogy for the production of bioplastic, took formed during the decomposition was This time the mills also participated, Stora Magnusson, supervisor for liquor/energy/ The second project was financed with and Vinnova’s financing amounts to just part in the first project together with three measured. The residue of acetic acid Enso Skoghall, Billerud Korsnäs Gruvön, environment at Stora Enso Skoghall mill. SEK 370,000 from the strategic innovation over SEK four million.

10 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 11 TEST BED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES

The Vinnova financed pilot study ”Service test bed for innovations in environmental engineering” started in 2017. It is managed by Paper Province together with RISE and the county council in Värmland. The objective is to create a test environment for innovation in environmental engineering in a real user environment.

test bed where companies and council in Värmland together with research- The study trip to the hospital is one exam- academies can work together with ers, business managers and designers, says ple of how work is carried out in the service stakeholders to identify, test and Camilla Evensson, project manager at RISE. test bed. develop new customer values. The county council in Värmland has – In this way we can develop a functional AThis is what the project wants to achieve. pointed to plastic bags as one of ten dispos- offer that can help our member companies to able products that produce a large climate understand how they can produce biobased A concrete example was carried out in footprint. materials on the basis of a user perspective New applications for lignin December when twenty persons went to the to create more accurate offers and better At LignoCity companies and researchers can work side by side and test their ideas. hospital in Karlstad to examine processes When the group summed up the day they business, continues Per Myhrén. involved around plastic bags. were agreed that you get a completely differ- – We looked at problems and challenges ent insight when you go out into the reality. With this project Paper Province, the county from the user’s perspective to find out if it – It’s important to go out to a user situation. council and RISE hope that others will see the was possible to create better solutions. We You can sit down and think as much as you value of this work method. examined whether there was value in going want, but it’s only when you go out to the real- – We can then scale up the pilot study to a out together; environmental coordinators, de- ity that you understand the context, says Per larger project to establish a service test bed, velopment leaders and other staff at county Myhrén, project manager at Paper Province. concludes Camilla Evensson, RISE. LIGNOCITY ATTRACTED INTERNATIONAL VISITORS Study trip Some of the twenty persons who went to the hospital in Karlstad to examine processes involved around plastic bags.

LignoBoost Demo in Bäckhammar has the only test bed in the world that can customise lignin in sufficient quantities for upscaling to new products. Paper Province participated in the Vinnova financed project LignoCity, together with 18 other players in 2017. The objective was to develop and open up the facility for more users and to create opportunities for commercialisation.

n March of 2017 some 60 researchers lignin can be used in new ways. sponse from one of the participants, who and business developers from all over the Per Tomani, project manager for LignoC- now saw an opportunity for a demonstration world visited LignoCity at Bäckhammar ity, was pleased that the visit gathered both of the process they are developing on a mill. The was considerable interest in how international and regional players together. larger scale. Ithe actual concept of a test bed, which is – It’s a good testimonial. Spreading open to all, works and how the companies – The test bed is in Värmland and it’s equal- awareness that we exist contributes to that use it develop their products. Just now ly important with the regional commitment more people seeing an opportunity to LignoCity is the only lignin facility in the as the international interest for the concept develop their products based on lignin, world where companies are offered to work to be successful, he says. without having to make their own large side by side and test their ideas about how Per Tomani received an immediate re- investments.

12 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 13 LAMINATE IN PACKAGING BECOMES FOSSIL-FREE

Paper Province started in 2017 an exciting project with a view to developing a test bed for fossil-free laminate, i.e. the protective barrier closest to the food in packaging. “Out with oil-based plastic, and in with fossil-free is our motto”, says Peter Edberg, project manager at Paper Province.

veryone is no doubt in agreement This is a step on the way to fossil-free The test bed that fossil-free packaging material is laminate in packaging. where the lami- the future. But despite this, packag- The project is divided into three phases, nate will be tested ing such as bags of crisps and milk and this is just the beginning. is at the project Ecartons have a protective laminate closest – If everything goes as expected a plan- participant UMV to the food made of fossil material – that’s to ning and realisation phase will follow. This Coating Systems in say plastic. will result in a finished packaging without Säffle. – Without this coating the fat goes fossil content, which we know works and Apart from plan- through the packaging and destroys it, says which can begun to be used commercially, ning and develop- Peter Edberg. says Peter Edberg. ing the test bed in Säffle, the planning We were very happy when the decision The next phases involve projects for several phase involves showing the environmental came from Vinnova in June that we had million SEK. benefits and how big the market for this Pilot machine been granted SEK 400,000 in a planning – That’s when we will start to build ma- can be imagined to be. At UMV in Säffle customers can pilot contribution for the project Test bed fossil- chines that can manufacture the laminate, The idea is that the new test bed will new coating technology. free laminate together with RISE, Broby- and then we will have companies that will attract both national and international grafiska and UMV Coating Systems. want to start using the fossil-free packaging. players.

The packaging of the future “The result of the project will be packaging without fossil content, which we know works and which can begun to used commercially, says Peter Edberg, project manager at Paper Province. COLLABORATION AROUND UMV’S PILOT MACHINE IN SÄFFLE

UMV started a collaboration with Packaging Greenhouse in 2017 to offer customers the opportunity to pilot new coating technology and in real time to measure and evaluate the results.

or several years UMV has rented began cooperating with UMV around the saves time. The measurements can also out its pilot machine to test run pilot activities in 2017. be conducted by a third party, which new equipment and materials. improves neutrality, says Ronnie Anders- But the possibility to meas- – This means that we can now offer son, CEO of UMV Coating Systems. Fure and evaluate the results has been the opportunity to run samples and get – In time we will be building a com- limited in UMV’s premises. Packaging the results in real time. Customers do pletely new Coating Competence Greenhouse moved in its equipment and not have to go home to run tests, which Centre.

14 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 15 KAYAKS ARE BUILT HERE IN WOOD

There is another test bed in Sysslebäck – the EU project, The Wood Region, which Paper Province is involved with and financing. This open test bed is intended for the development of biocomposites and prototypes are created with the help of 3D printers. Lots of different companies are involved in the project.

he Wood Region promotes innova- They have a machine that mixes sawdust kayaks in 3D printers by using recycled tion and competence in the wood with green plastic to a material that can materials. engineering industry in Central be used for pellets, or thin fibres in the 3D Examples of what goes on the the facility Sweden. printers. at Sysslebäck: TThe objective is to increase the number There are a large number of projects • Sawdust is sifted to wood powder. of innovative SMF in the sawmill and wood in progress at the facility. Tests are car- • Wood powder and plastic is mixed to Innovator products industry in the region. ried out for horseshoes, car parts, fishing form biocomposite. Agne Larsson has developed an app that can measure forest boundaries Techniques to use forest products in new wobblers, steering wheels for formula 1 • The biocomposite is crushed and dried. to a precision of one centimetre. ways are developed at the centre in Syssle- cars, portable toilet seats adapted to the • Manufacturing of filament (for 3D printers). bäck. Among other things they utilise the individual, individually adapted sole pads • Prototype manufacturing with 3D printers. chippings from the sawmills and use them for skiers, and also for big kayaks. The • CAD development and 3D animation. in large 3D printers. Melker company at Sysslebäck prints out • Scanning of products. GUIDANCE AND

The Wood Region In big 3D printers almost anything can be printed from recycled materials. Like these CONTRIBUTIONS FOR rockets. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS

Innovators can receive support from Paper Province in the form of coaching, and occasionally in the form of financial contributions. One condition is that the idea is linked to the forest value chain and contributes to sustainability. We have a wide network of exports in practically all the parts of the forest value chain, and we provide access to the pilot machines and test equipment that exists within the cluster.

ne person we collaborated ries in a new way. cision, down to one centimetre – even in with in 2017 was forest land Agne Larsson’s innovation is based on difficult terrain, says Agne Larsson. owner Agne Larsson, who disconnecting GPS from the mobile device was having problems with his and connecting it with Bluetooth to a Qorientation is mainly intended for big Oboundaries. They became overgrown and receiver. The receiver can then communi- forestry companies and timber buyers that it was difficult to see where the actual cate with land survey correction services measure the changes in distribution. Paper border was. He wanted to find a tool that in the SWEPOS system. Province became involved in Agne Lars- could show where the markings were and son’s innovative work at an early stage be- with which it was possible to establish a – We have built the communication be- cause of its links to the forest industry. We precise line. In the name of a company tween the receiver and the mobile device. have provided support with financing and called Qorientation he has cooperated The app receives the flow of data that the guidance during the course of the project. with Sokigo in Lycksele to develop an app receiver gets from the land survey office. Almi and the cluster Future Position X in that makes it possible to measure bounda- You can get a much higher degree of pre- Gävle have had the same role.

16 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 17 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMPANIES – THE KEY TO SUCCESS

We need to recruit from the whole population to manage the supply of compe- tence in the future. The companies that look after these issues will be the ones that succeed. This was the message of “Inclusive leadership”

Modvion, TechPep and Drinor The Paper Province companies did well at the BioLinx Finance Academy.

BIOEXPRESS - ROCKET LAUNCH FOR YOUNG COMPANIES

One way of benefiting from the Paper Province innovation system is participation in BioExpress. BioExpress takes an innovation from idea to a staffed project and the start-up of a company within a few months.

odvion (member of Paper ports based on smart paper, a sector that mechanically dries chips. An innovation Province) has prepared a has experienced strong expansion. Two that dramatically reduces the consumption patented concept for towers newly-graduated students took up the case of energy during for example the manu- for wind turbines made of in September 2017 and have developed facturing of pellets and which is expected GoGenius Mwood. The company has won several and further refined the technique. They aim to play a key role in the transition to the Anders Warpman talked about how to create profitable organisations with the innovation competitions, built its first to start a company soon. second generation of biofuel. They have help of the diversity perspective. wooden tower, established coopera- built their first full-scale plant at Rindi in tion with Moelven, and been mentioned Modvion and TechPep participated in the Älvdalen. ommitted CEOs and site – Research shows that 70 per cent of leadership academy led the training. in Bloombergs etc. The towers can be H2020 project BioLinX Finance Academy managers from eight com- the highly educated are women, but this They use the process model GoGenius, over 150 metres high, but cost 30 per in Göteborg in October 2017. It is an event Paper Province companies distinguished panies got together at Paper is not noticeable in the employees in which focuses on creating profitable cent less than traditional towers made of that targets entrepreneurs, investors and themselves by making up to half of the Province during the year. our sector, says Melinda From, process organisations with the help of an steel and concrete. They are also recy- experts in innovation, everyone interested Swedish companies at BioLinx. CThey underwent training in the leader- manager at Paper Province. explicit gender and diversity clable and easy to transport. in the transition to bioeconomy. Of the – It points to the strength of the region. ship programme “Inclusive leadership”. perspective. twelve participating companies, three were It is difficult to start innovation companies The objective is that companies should The training consisted of four work- TechPep is commercialising an innovation linked to Paper Province and BioExpress. in the forest industry It requires a combina- include equality and diversity in their shops and was followed up by a day of Would you be interested in taking part that comes from advanced paper research Modvion and TechPap, plus Drinor - a com- tion of industrial and business competence, development work to secure the supply strategy in the spring of 2018. in similar training? We are doing it again at the University of Karlstad – a technique pany that underwent BioExpress 2016. and that’s what we have, says Erik Dahlén, of competence and increase innovation The consultants Marita Svensson and in the autumn of 2018. Get in touch with for simple pulp monitoring of cooled trans- Drinor has developed a technology that consult at Paper Province. and competitiveness. Anders Warpman from the Business Melinda From at Paper Province.

18 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 19 CURIOUS STUDENTS AT HOTSPOT

Together with Karlstad municipality, Paper Province was the main sponsor at the well-attended fair Hotspot in February. There were around 100 companies in place and lots of curious students flowed in, eager to make contact with the companies. 16 of Paper Province’s member companies were among the exhibitors.

otspot is the University of Karl- casion to present and talk about them- lerudKorsnäs, Combitech, COWI, Etteplan, stad’s annual job fair and one of selves, to provide information on their Ahlstrom Munksjö Aspa Bruk, Nordic Paper, the biggest in Sweden. It was ar- business, job opportunities, and other Prevas, Rexcell, Rottneros, Semcon, Stora ranged in 2017 for the 20th time. career advice. Enso, Sweco, Tieto, Valmet, voestalpine HCompanies see Hotspot as a good oc- Participating member companies: Bil- and ÅF.

Students meet companies Sixteen of Paper Province’s member companies were at Hotspot in February. The key to growth Camilla Wagner convinced the listeners at Papermakers Night of why they should work for equality.

EVERYONE PERFORMS BETTER IN A MIXED GROUP

The journalist, debater and author Camilla Wagner lectured at Papermakers Night in April. She talked about the key to success and convinced the listeners of why companies should work for equality.

or an organisation to be healthy said and referred to a study that showed the the same economic power as men. there must be equal opportunities. advantages of equality. This is something Camilla Wagner is Most of the audience no doubt began to very convinced of. – If all the women in Europe were working wonder why more had not been done F– It’s quite simply about democracy, and we would have growth potential of between about it. about business and national economics. 15-45 per cent. If Swedish men took out the – It’s good money to get in the system. There are few other reorganisations that can same parental insurance as women, growth With this sort of potential growth we have lead to such good figures. Both men and would increase by seven per cent. And GNP everything to gain. It’s good for us, Camilla women perform better in a mixed group, she would increase by 15 per cent if women had said.

20 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 21 THE PAPER PROVINCE JOURNEY - AN EYE OPENER

Paper Province filled a bus with engineering students from Chalmers in March. They met eight of our member companies. The Paper Province journey is an appreciated tradition to get future engineers interested in the industry.

t is a valuable experience for both member Somas production plant. went to Nöjesfabriken in Karlstad for dinner companies and students, an eye opener and mingle. for the opportunities that exist in the forest The second stop was Valmet at Lamberget in industry. We always evaluate the journeys Karlstad; presentations of Valmet, Rottneros - I took pictures of everything that was per- Iafterwards to get the impressions of the and Nordic Paper, and a tour of the Valmet mitted and sent them to my friends who were students, and it shows that many of them got workshop. not there to show them what they missed. a new and positive view of the industry. It was a valuable experience to meet all the The Stora Enso Skoghall mill was the place representatives of the companies. I will be This time the bus went to Somas in Säffle for the last visit. Sweco and BillerudKorsnäs recommending my friends to go next year, first. They were invited to a presentation of also presented their companies in addition to electrical engineer student Morvarid Moham- Somas and BTG Instruments and a tour of the Stora Enso. After the visit to Skoghall the bus madali said after the trip.

The Paper Province journey Engineering students guided round Teknikcollege Värmland Stora Enso in Skoghall - one of the Twelve new study programmes, including stops on the journey. automation engineering with the focus on process technology, were allocated in 2017. HURRAY FOR 12 NEW STUDY PROGRAMMES

Paper Province is a partner of Teknikcollege Värmland. In 2017 the authorities at Teknikcollege in Värmland started twelve new vocational study programmes.

upplying competence is an important • IP paralegal panies, but it is very difficult today to find part of the work at Paper Province. • technical illustrator automation engineers in our region, says There must be competent persons • accounting economist Jeanette Löfberg, competence developer who can be employed by our mem- • wood technician and project manager at Paper Province. Sber companies, so that they can continue to • graphic designer/technician be successful. This is why we are involved • therapy assistant Teknikcollege is a national collaboration with Teknikcollege Värmland, which is a certifi- • automation engineer focusing on process created by the Council of Swedish Industry. cate of quality for vocational training. technology It is to be found in 25 regions, and has over 140 training providers in cooperation with The study programmes that were allocated: Paper Province was very pleased to hear some 3,000 companies. • energy technician - building about the study programme for automa- Ten upper secondary schools in Värmland • dental nurse tions engineer with the focus on process have the quality status of Teknikcollege, • care administrator (2) technology. which means that they are well adapted to • packaging designer – This competence is important for com- the future needs of industry.

22 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 23 STUDENTS DEVELOPED PRODUCTS FOR MEMBERS

Creativity flowed when Paper Province arranged an innovation race. Ten students presented solutions for how biobased bedding could be used in hospital beds. “Brilliant initiatives. Impressive and innovative”, the jury thought.

The winning team The trio that won the case competition.

STUDENTS COMPETED WITH REAL CASE Creative students Coffee break for some of the en students divided into three Three teams presented their ideas to a students who participated in the teams and studying to become jury. The winning team had found a bonding Paper Province Innovation race. Another competition arranged by Paper Province was a case competition for students graduate engineers (industrial agent made by a potential partner that is also economy and economics & the engaged in eco-friendly materials. The agent studying industrial economics at the University of Karlstad. The assignment was based Tenvironment) at the University of Karlstad could be sprayed or applied to the sheets on creating a business concept for a biological wood preservative oil made from lignin. took part in the Paper Province Innovation to achieve softer and stronger sheets. Their race in June 2017. The assignment was to idea came closest to possible commercialisa- find ingenious solutions to get eco-friendly tion and production by Cellcomb. sheets into the health service. s part of the course in qual- tion, followed by five minutes of tricky ques- concept “Bioexpress”, where promising in- Our member company Cellcomb in Säffle The jury had four criteria; the extent of the ity management the students tions from the jury concerning everything novations are handled by two students and produces disposable sheets in a biode- innovation, i.e. the new approach, the pos- worked in groups to develop a from marketing and brand, to distribution a senior who have three months to test a gradable material. The challenge was to sibility of commercialising the product, the business concept for a biological and sales. After the deliberations of the jury rocket launch commercialisation process. improve the bedding, for example making environmental aspect, and written and oral Awood preservative oil made of lignin that the winning team was Christin Rödström, it stronger, thicker and more luxurious to presentation. had been developed by RISE. During a half- Oscar Wergeland and Astrid Mehlberg. – We think it’s fantastic that we can increase the company’s sales in the health The jury consisted of Henric Ne- day at Karlstad Innovation Park each group contribute towards giving students service and to improve the possibility of déus, CEO at Cellcomb, Marcus Elmer, had to stand before a jury of representa- Their proposal was based on offering both experiences from real life and the case finding new markets. innovation advisor at Paper Province, tives from Paper Province, the University of the product and a selection of services for competition can help us to find highly Melinda From, consultant at Paper Prov- Karlstad and RISE, and sell their concept. the treatment of wood products. motivated and ambitious students, says The students had one week to work on the ince and Britt Lööv, business manager at For Paper Province the case competition Erik Dahlén, innovation advisor at assignment. the Inova incubator. Each group had ten minutes for presenta- is a potential part of the Paper Province Paper Province.

24 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 25 THE UNIVERSITY’S EXCITING RESEARCH ON FILM

Here are two films (scan the QR code to see them). Paper Province has produced the films to show research related to forest bioeconomy at the University of Karlstad.

Borregaard aterials have properties that In another film the researchers Helén waste food. We asked people on the We were guided round affects their suitability to contain Williams and Fredrik Wikström talk about street whether they were aware of which the Norwegian mill on a sunny day in August. different different products. The which packaging creates the least waste packaging is most eco-friendly, and the question is: which material is most food. Environmental issues concerning researchers had the job of sorting out Meco-friendly if you take into account the entire packaging have for the last 30 years been what was true. life cycle from manufacturing to use and recy- about minimising and recycling materi- Researcher Helén Williams also talked cling? We asked people on the street which als. But because 30-50 per cent of all about this during a lecture and panel LITHUANIA, GERMANY, packaging they thought was most eco-friendly, food is thrown away, the question should discussion in Almedalen in July 2017, and then let the researchers Gunnar Henriks- instead be about how we can develop where Maria Hollander was NORWAY, BELGIUM... son and Lars Järnström explain. packaging that helps consumers to reduce moderator.

Paper, plastic or glass? Gunnar Henriksson, professor at the institute for WE HAVE GOT AROUND engineering and chemistry, and Lars Järnström, professor of chemical engineering, talk about which materials are most eco-friendly.

Paper Province also works actively to create exchanges with other countries. The Scan the QR code and watch the film of people on enables our message to be spread on a global basis, while at the same time we learn the street and the researchers who choose packag- ing materials. more about the world around us. Here are some of the trips we made in 2017.

aria Hollander was invited Peter met three of our member compa- how the Bioeconomy Strategy and Action to speak at the conference nies at the fair: Mondi, Stora Enso and Plan has been experienced in the last four Innovation Summit Lithuania Billerud. years. in Vilnius in May. She joined Mpanel discussions about the importance of In August we took a bus and travelled to In November several of us also went to partnership for the development of greener the Norwegian mill Borregaard in Sarps- European Paper Week in Brussels.. An regions, circular economies and successful borg for a field trip. The purpose of the visit event that gathers together people from business. She also gave a speech in which was to find inspiration and show an indus- the European paper industries. We were she shared her experiences as CEO of try that is proud to call itself a biorefinery. also the gold-sponsor at the three-day Which packaging is best for the environment? Paper Province. The mill has been transformed from a tradi- conference. Helén Williams and Fredrik Wikström, researchers – I talked about how we work to improve tional pulp mill to a modern biorefinery with The organisers CEPI (Confederation of at the institute for engineering and chemistry, talk about which packaging creates the least waste food. the refinement value of our raw materials a large number of production flows. European Paper Industries) celebrated 25 by, for example, using by-product flows – They are exemplary in this industry in years and had invited partners from all over Scan the QR code and watch the film of people on the street and the researchers who choose packag- from mills and other production plants. terms of finding high refinement values in the world. There were hundreds of like- ing materials. their by-products from the pulp mill, says minded people there from the paper and Peter Edberg, project manager at Cli- Marcus Elmer, project manager at Paper pulp industries. matsmart Innovation, went to the world’s Province. largest packaging trade fair - Interpack in – It was a perfect opportunity for network- Düsseldorf - in May. Around 3000 compa- Maria Hollander is a member of The Bioec- ing and showing up our members and the nies were exhibiting in nineteen halls, with onomy Stakeholder Panel and in November Paper Province region in a good way, says visitors from 168 different countries. she was a moderator at a discussion on the Magnus Persson, project manager at Paper – It was interesting to see so many play- European commission’s Bioeconomy mani- Province. ers involved with waste food and looking festo. The manifests prepares the agenda Our member companies Seelution and for smart degradable packaging. It shows for bioeconomic development in the years Drinor followed along to Brussels to pre- that there is hope for the future, he says. to come. The discussions focused upon sent their innovations.

26 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 27 QR code UNIQUE OPENING OF Scan the QR code and watch a film from the research exhibition. AN EXHIBITION WHERE RESEARCH BECAME AN ART

At the end of the year Paper Province together with the University of Karlstad arranged a unique exhibition where current research projects were shown as an art form at Karlstad CCC. The objective was to give the business community an insight into current research and how it can be used to reinforce competitiveness.

Green Cash This work of art shows research on service innovation by Mikael Johnson at the University of Karlstad.

Print wood The work of art illustrates the work of researchers Rasika Nilsson, Gunnar Henriksson and Henrik Ullsten to develop wood-based materials for 3D printers.

esigners at Bulldozer communi- minute to talk about their research. The cations agency were given an doors to the exhibition were then opened assignment to interpret eleven and the audience had the opportunity to research projects and to create put questions to the researchers. Dgraphic art to act as the basis for discus- sions for researchers, while also being For Margareta Dahlström, professor of able to stand alone. As art. cultural geography at the University of – This is something that a lot of people Karlstad the information on the research can understand, and like. It’s confirma- was very important. tion that research can be presented in an – This is a way for us to reach out interesting and conspicuous way. I hope to more people with our research, and this can also be exhibited at other places which I believe works. I’ve had very in- so that more people can see it, said teresting talks with representatives from Claes Andersson, who visited the exhibi- companies and the authorities. It’s valu- tion on behalf of Valmet. able to have direct contact with people, The opening of the exhibition was as opposed to when holding a presenta- begun with each researcher having one tion or lecture.

28 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 29 AGENDA 2030 IS INTEGRATED IN THE WORK OF PAPER PROVINCE

17 global targets were adopted an the UN summit meeting in 2015. Every country, organisation and region can contribute in different ways. We have chosen to focus on the subtargets where we can make the most difference.

genda 2030 consists of 17 global couraging companies to introduce sustain- order to integrate them in different ways targets, with 169 subtargets. The able working methods. We also work for in our basic activities and our different objective is to eradicate poverty the targets of achieving sustainable eco- projects and reporting. and hunger, to realise human nomic growth and equality. The forest in- Arights for all, achieve equality and empow- dustry is a male-dominated industry, which These are the targets we have chosen to erment for all women and girls, and to guar- needs to change. To achieve the targets, focus on: antee long-lasting protection for the planet both our own and globally, a society based • Target 8: Decent working conditions and Experts at sustainability confirm It is possible to do business with the and its natural resources. on equal opportunities is a prerequisite. economic growth help of sustainability • Target 9: Sustainable industry, innova- In August we held a workshop to identi- In December we received confirmation tions and infrastructure fy which of the 17 global targets contrib- from Vinnova that we had been granted • Target 12: Sustainable consumption and ute to our activities in different ways. SEK 500,000 for a project called Sustain- production Self-evident aspects that we work for in able Paper Province, which will continue to “WE DO BUSINESS WITH the 17 targets include supporting technical August 2018. Within the framework of this And also: developments, research and innovations, project we will continue to work with the • Target 5:Equality eco-friendly waste management, and en- targets and identify relevant subtargets in • Target 7: Sustainable energy for all SUSTAINABILITY” Agenda 2030 At a seminar in the Värmland museum three sustainability The 17 global targets for sustainable development experts talked about how they sharpen their businesses with the help of sustainability.

NO NO GOOD HEALTH GOOD EDUCATION EQUALITY CLEAN WATER POVERTY HUNGER AND WELLBEING FOR ALL AND SANITET he three experts were agreed that code of conduct, where they undertake to and helps companies to adapt their busi- FOR ALL you can do something good for act in accordance with the requirements ness to become more sustainable. the world and still make money. Stora Enso sets for itself. – There is no doubt that it creates Stora Enso does everything it can to cre- value for companies to adapt. It generates TBillerudKorsnäs has through its work with ate ever more eco-friendly products. increased sales, more income and more sustainability been placed in the Dow – We recently launched a new paper satisfied customers. It attracts competence Jones Sustainability Index and is rated as cup for Creme Fraiche with a 50 per cent and investors. It strengthens the brand and SUSTAINABLE DECENT WORKING SUSTAINABLE REDUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE SUSTAINABLE increases the value of company. It also ENERGY FOR ALL CONDITIONS AND INDUSTRY, INEQUALITY CITIES AND CONSUMPTION better than 94 per cent of the companies in lower impact on climate, thanks to a higher ECONOMIC GROWTH INNOVATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AND PRODUCTION the world in this category. proportion of renewable raw materials and reduces staff turnover and absence due to INFRASTRUCTURE – We win business on sustainability lid of recycled PET, says Ola Svending, illness, and leads to the more efficient use of and this makes us more attractive when sustainability manager at Stora Enso. raw materials and energy. And a lot more. we are recruiting because many young people want to work for companies that Many people have no doubt seen Arla’s Moderator at the seminar in the Värm- implement sustainability, says Louise new ecomilk packaging, which is made by land museum was Malin Thorsén from COMBAT SEA AND ECOSYSTEM AND PEACEFUL AND IMPLEMENTATION Wohrne, sustainability manager at Bil- Stora Enso. Bright Planet. Together with her, Paper CLIMATE MARINE BIOLOGICAL INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL lerudKorsnäs. – They are made of cardboard that has Province also offers sustainability inven- CHANGE RESOURCES DIVERSITY COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP – Today 97.5 per cent of the fuel we one layer less than normal, is unbleached tories. Please contact our project man- use is biofuel and we have reduced our and has renewable polymers in the lami- ager Peter Edberg if you are interested in emissions per tonne by approximately one nate and seal, which results in a 24 per participating in this: GLOBAL TARGETS for sustainable development fourth since 2013. cent lower impact on climate. [email protected] Stora Enso requires suppliers to sign a Gunilla Östberg is a sustainability expert

30 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 31 MUNICIPALITIES REINFORCED This develops the creative side of us in relation to our green island. We can reach the target together. Hammarö will last for many years and be greener and IN GREEN GROWTH fossil-free. PER ASPENGREN, CHAIRMAN OF THE MUNICIPAL EXECUTIVE BOARD.

During the year Paper Province has held workshops in Säffle, Grums and Hammarö where the business community, municipalities, schools and residents have together worked out proposals to reinforce the development and innovative capacity of the region in green growth.

Nordic Paper, Cellcomb, UMV Coating The work started in Grums in the autumn Systems and Åhs Säteri were in attendance. of 2016 and a second workshop was held in the spring of 2017, where we continued Hammarö was visited in December for to work on several ideas. This led among a first workshop. Over 40 ideas for a other things to two events to be held in greener Hammarö were improvised by 2018; an inspiration day for teachers in committed representatives from Hammarö Grums municipality at the Gruvön mill municipality, Stora Enso Skoghall mill and and GreenGrumsDay, when companies other companies, Region Värmland, the in Grums take the stage in Sveaparken University of Karlstad, residents of Ham- and talk about the green future, with the marö and Paper Province. participation of the artist Björn A Ling. What can we do to make our vision of sustainable and climate-smart develop- Workshops in the municipalities are ment of Hammarö become a reality? How included in our big project Climatsmart can I personally contribute to it becoming a Innovation, sponsored in part by the reality? What puts a spoke in the wheel for Swedish Agency for Economic and a green development? These are examples Regional Growth, Vinnova and Region of the questions under consideration. Värmland.

Workshop Hammarö he purpose of the workshops in local companies active in forest bioecono- The business community, academies and residents gathered at Folkets the municipalities is to spread my could exhibit and hold talks on sustain- Hus in Hammarö to discuss the awareness of forest bioeconomy ability issues and the need for competence. region’s green development. and to find projects and innova- Ttions that can take us one step closer to the The so-called green room was the result fossil-free society. of a completely new initiative, where Säffle We started in Grums, continued to Säf- municipality showed what the future could fle and Hammarö, and in 2018 work also look like in Säffle and how the business began in Arvika. community and the general public can work The first meeting in Säffle was held in the for green and sustainable development. spring of 2017. In October we continued The room was opened on the Sunday to work on several ideas during a second one month before Christmas and the gen- The workshop in Säffle Vigorous joint efforts are made here for a meeting. One of the ideas was that the eral public were invited to talk about jobs, greener and more fossil-free Säffle. Scan municipalities should create a room where living and sustainable development. the QR code and watch a film from the day.

32 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 33 PAPERMAKERS NIGHT ON INNOVATION AND THE FUTURE

Papermakers Night has been a tradition for many years. Paper Province invites the regional forest industry's representatives to listen to inspiring presentations and entertainment, eat dinner and network together.

Cluster lunch Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk was the host for the first cluster lunch of the season.

CLUSTER LUNCHES FOR NETWORKING AND KNOWLEDGE

Papermakers Night in November I think we are going to have lots of opportunities in Maria Hollander hands over to Jens Paper Province arranges cluster lunches for our member compa- Otterstedt at Nordic Paper. front of us in the future. We will benefit from having a nies and others in the industry to have the opportunity to meet. It’s strong Chinese owner behind us. an easy way to make new acquaintances, while also acquiring new JENS OTTERSTEDT, NORDIC PAPER knowledge in the process.

n April we met at Stadshotellet and lis- In November it was time again. This time Chinese transaction in Sweden since Volvo. ur member company Ahl- over the world. The special paper they Triton Valsteknik, the roller company at tened to among others Camilla Wagner, the party was held at Karlstad CCC. Devel- – I think we are going to have lots of strom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk make can be found in many different Nyängen outside Grums, was the venue for who talked about equality (see page 20). opment and change was the theme for the opportunities in front of us in the future. We was the host for the first applications, for example electronic yet another cluster lunch. The regional councilor Tomas Riste evening. will benefit from having a strong Chinese cluster lunch of the season. packaging and the bright paper used CEO Gert Almén talked about the com- Ibegan by talking about the strong sides owner behind us. Both on the product side ODuring the lunch production manager for stickers. pany’s successful journey. A journey with of the forest industry. Anita Sjölander, site Investigator of the future, Siduri Poli, talked and the market side, he said. Michael Berggren and purchasing man- a very modest beginning in 1999 when the manager at the BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön about the internet and what it can teach us The principle at the University of Karl- ager Anders Mehlberg talked about the voestalpine Precision Strip AB in Munk- company was established at the Älvenäs mill talked proudly of the investment in the about how we will be working and living stad, Johan Sterte, talked about how they business, both at the mill by Lake Vät- fors hosted the next cluster lunch. Göran Industrial hotel. Today they have 45 em- new cardboard machine – the biggest in in the future. Jens Otterstedt, manager for cooperate with the business community, tern and globally. Jansson, managing director, began by ployees, occupy 5000 square metres at the world. Kenneth Ohlsson, site manager strategic development at Nordic Paper, and Annika Lindström at RISE talked about talking about the worldwide industrial Nyängen, and continue to rapidly expand. at Stora Enso Skoghall, held an inspiring talked about their new Chinese owner, a consumer study they had done linked to They gave a picture of a large and steel group, active in fifty countries and They were recently appointed Workplace lecture on his innovative skills. Shanying Paper International. The biggest biobased materials. strong group with business activities all undergoing continuous growth. of the Year in Grums.

34 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 35 WELCOME! ELEVEN NEW

SEELUTION MAKES UNIQUE FOSSIL-FREE MODVION’S WOODEN WIND POWER BIOSHARE SEES A NEW MARKET FOR MEMBERS BARRIER FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE TOWERS TRIPLE ENERGY PRODUCTION COMBINED POWER AND HEATING PLANTS Kristinehamn based Seelution has developed a unique Traditional steel and concrete structures are now competing with BioShare is a technology innovation company with an exciting In 2017 eleven new members joined Paper Province method of manufacturing fossil-free barriers for pack- modular wind power towers made of wood. They are more eco- business concept. The founder, Christer Gustavsson, sees new to bring the total to 105 strong members. “When the aging. Their product is called Skalax and can replace friendly, cheaper, and have the potential to triple the production ways of using combustion plants. number of members increases, we widen our opportuni- oil-based layers in packaging. It is completely biobased, of energy. The modular towers are being developed by Modvion. – There are close to one hundred large combined power and ties as an organisation. The more we are, the greater renewable and made from agricultural waste from the four – Our patented solution is based on modules of renewable heating plants in Sweden in use, but they could do much more. the dynamics and force that’s created in the cluster. It cereals. materials in glulam. This material makes them 30-40 per cent He is primarily focused on fuel and chemicals, but there are also reinforces our legitimacy in relation to players at a – We extract Skalax from the shell on the cereal. The shell less expensive to build. By building a 150 metre high tower many other possibilities. national and international level,” says Maria Hollander, provides protection from the wind and weather. It’s used in instead of a 100 metre tower you create the potential to triple the – The objective is to transform the power and heating sector CEO of Paper Province. the barrier in the packaging in the same way to protect the production of energy, says Otto Lundman, business developer at into something bigger, to expand and contribute towards a product inside, says CEO Jerker Nilsson. Modvion. green restructuring with more than just power and heating.

QUALIFIER DEVELOPS COMPANIES WITH CCI VALVE TECHNOLOGY HELPS CUSTOMERS TVERVIK CONSULTING HELPS COMPANIES SWESCAN CARRIES OUT ADVANCED AGILE COMPETENCE ENHANCEMENT WITH THE ENTIRE STEAM VALVE PROCESS WITH THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT PHOTOGRAPHY FROM ABOVE Agile means we are flexible, supple and versatile. That’s CCI Valve Technology is specialised in steam valves for the process According to the Work Environment Act companies must carry Johan Lindqvist started Swescan four years ago together what competence enhancement should be like Qualifier and power industry. “Most companies who have a turbine have valves out systematic initiatives with the working environment, to create a with two colleagues. Today there are two partners and thinks, which has developed a cloud service for this. Agile from us”, says CEO Peter Kull. good working environment and to prevent ill-health and accidents seven employees. They do assignments all over Sweden competence enhancement is about doing little, but very Up until September 2017 the valves were made in Säffle and at work. Tvervik Consulting AB helps companies to do this. and also abroad. They are engaged in advanced photo- often. The competence puzzle in companies is changing although the manufacturing has now moved abroad, the technol- Employers that fail to follow the law can be fined, subpoenaed, grammetry, stereophotography and orthography. They can, all the time. You can’t say in advance what’s going to hap- ogy centre with over a hundred employees remains in Säffle. It has or in the worst case imprisoned. However, Svanhild Tvervik From, for example, measure the volume of chips in a large pile pen. With the help of Qualifier’s concept the manager can advanced system applications competence and personnel to help the founder of Tvervik Consulting, thinks that the most important by photographing it from above and using software to do continuously evaluate requirements and adapt develop- customers with the entire process. reasons to have a deliberate safety policy is to improve the health of the calculations. The can also do cost-effective inventories ment to the changes that are actually taking place. – We do everything except for actually making the valves. We have the workers and that this increases the profitability of the company of forests, windfalls, rock overburdens and different types sales, marketing, project management and development departments. as a result of less absence due to illness and better job satisfaction. of raw materials.

FOSSIL-FREE DRYING WITH IRCON’S MUNDATI MAKES INTELLIGENT TOILETS PETRONAS SUPPLIES INDUSTRY WITH MELLANSKOG FOREST LAND OWNERS INFRARED TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN SAVE THE WORLD LUBRICANT INCREASE THE VALUE OF YOUR FOREST Ircon Drying Systems manufacture drying systems for among Mundati has transformed a problem into a resource. Two and a Petronas Lubricants International is a leading global Mellanskog Skogsägarna Södra Värmland is owned by other things the paper industry. They use infrared radiation, a half billion people worldwide lack water or sanitation. They are lubricant company that manufactures and sells a complete private forest land owners. technique that can produce a greater drying effect and increase potential customers for the Mundati toilet system – Sandati. The range of lubricant products for cars and industry. They They work for timber prices at the market rate and offer capacity. The company has its head office in Vänersborg, but now system aims to create new business opportunities for local popula- also supply lubricants to the paper and pulp industry. services to make it easier to own and manage forests. also has an office in Karlstad staffed by Magnus Nilsson and Peter tions in developing countries. They are powered by solar energy The company is part of Petronas in Malaysia, one of the Advising is their most import service. They also carry out Hallberg. The drying method can be done with both electricity and are wirelessly connected to the network. An administrator is world’s largest oil companies with its head office in Kuala felling, thinning. clearing, planting, soil preparation, fertilisa- and gas, but electricity has the most advantages. alerted when they need emptying. Lumpur. They have over 30 sales offices in 28 countries, one tion, sowing, ditching, road construction and everything else – Gas is associated with emissions – not least emissions of – The toilets are the platform, but our business models and ser- of which is in Karlstad. that’s needed for good forest management. The forest land nitrogen. With electric infra it is possible to choose an eco-friendly vices provide our leverage. This is what Mundati is, says Christer Stefan Bengtsson works in Karlstad as Industrial Sales Man- owner decides how much of the work is to be done by alternative and fossil-free drying. This is something we believe in. Nersjö, one of the founders. ager for Nordic and European Key Accounts. Mellanskog.

36 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 37 INSPIRING SUCCESSES FOR I am happy to say that we are now starting to build OUR MEMBER COMPANIES this strategically important investment. PÄR LARSSON, SITE MANAGER AT THE GRUVÖN SAWMILL

As a cluster, we are very pleased with the successes of our member companies. During the year, we have noted many of their advances when it comes to transactions, smart solutions and innovations. Because we have over one hundred members in the cluster, it is impossible to mention all of them – here is a small sample.

for cross-glued wood in connection with the introduction of a new round timber ve- demo machine in its factory in January the Gruvön sawmill. Most of the production hicle. The project was carried out together 2018. of cross-glued wood in Sweden will take with K & A Larsson’s carrier in Molkom. The Drinor has developed a machine that place here, about 100,000 cubic metres focus was on new technology linked to mechanically dewaters biomaterial. The per annum. About 60 full-time jobs will be the working environment. The new timber innovation has the potential to dramati- created. vehicle has a special crane controlled from cally reduce the consumption of energy Construction is expected to take two inside the cab and which is manoeuvred when manufacturing pellets and for other years and will start in the beginning of with VR glasses and joysticks. This leads to processing of biomaterial that requires 2019. Cross-glued wood is used to build a safer working environment and it is also rapid dewatering and precise control of the everything from small houses, to industrial hoped to attract young people to the indus- moisture content. premises and apartment blocks. try with the help of new technology. The investment is expected to cost 45 Rottneros in Sunne had an eventful year. million Euro. Kostym Designindustries could take some The mill took a large step with Agenda credit when City Gross increased its sales 500, a long-term industrial plan to increase COWI was picked out as one of Swe- by 6.5 per cent. Kostym did in fact design capacity. den’s most exciting companies to make a all the packaging for the products at City The objective of Agenda 500 is to career in for the fifth consecutive year. Gross, almost 1000 articles. achieve a business volume of at least Karriärföretag picks out every year Swe- Kostym also designed IKEA’s PS instant 460,000 tonnes of paper pulp per annum den’s most exciting companies to work for. drink in 2017. within the group. Successive investments COWI received the award thanks to its will be made to achieve this target and structured way of developing coworkers Drinor took a large step towards a market the overall budget is SEK 800 million, of and attracting new. launch when Rindi Älvdalen AB signed an which half will be allocated to the mill in VSV started a VSV Future project to follow agreement on the installation of a full-scale Rottneros.

Stora Enso’s new factory in Grums BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön mill Most of the production of cross- About one thousand contractors are involved in building glued wood in Sweden will take THE SUCCESSES CONTINUE OVERLEAF the world’s most modern cardboard machine. Many of place here. them are members of Paper Province.

he first historic sod was turned up Several other Paper Province member Sweco, which is supplying construction in February 2017 for the official companies are involved in the building: management, and ÅF, which is carrying out start to the construction of the Voith is delivering the new cardboard the detailing planning. world’s most modern cardboard machine including a comprehensive sys- Tmachine at BillerudKorsnäs Gruvön mill. tem for maintenance of the machine. Other successful projects: About 1000 will be involved in the build- Other machine suppliers include Valmet Stora Enso was given the assignment ing. Before the new cardboard machine and GL&V. Valmet is supplying the dewa- to deliver solid wood products to one of is running several hundred persons will tering equipment and an automatic pulp Sweden’s largest wooden house projects. It undergo training to learn about the new feed system. GL&V is supplying Refiner and involved a total of some 6300 cubic metres production. The training assignment went Deflaker systems. of cross-glued wood for a housing project Drinor to Paper Province member company is supplying manual, control, on/off in Växjö. Alexander Thelander at The Somas Drinor tells us that they Packaging Greenhouse, which is investing and damper valves for the new machine. The first sod was turned over after the have taken a big step in tomorrow’s technology and gamification Consults in the project include Pöyry, huge order at Stora Enso’s new factory at towards a market launch and signed an agreement to maximise learning. which is supplying engineering services, Gruvön in Grums. A new production line with Rindi Älvdalen.

38 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 39 New tray from Rottneros The tray will be made entirely of forest primary material and is recy- clable, renewable and degradable.

Triton Valsteknik Gert Almén, CEO at Triton Valsteknik - the company that has been appointed workplace of the year in Grums.

Mundati Joint owner in Mundati, Henrik Smedberg, (far left) received this year’s creativity prize of SEK 15,000 in Värmland. It is very pleasing that we can present a product based on Swedish primary forest materials, developed by Collaboration between Stora Enso Skoghalls Bruk and Karlstads Energi Rottneros and which we also have the opportunity to “The environment is the big winner”, says Dan start manufacturing for the food industry. Johansson, energy engineer at the Skoghall mill. KASPER SKUTHÄLLA, CEO ROTTNEROS PACKAGING

Pulpaction also made progress, a project coat the very largest paper rollers, which tries where there is no water or sanita- listed on the stock exchange in Shanghai to develop biobased packaging that can previously were sent abroad for this type of tion. Two billion people lack access to since 2001. replace some plastic packaging in the food treatment. a functioning toilet. This in turn leads to industry. sickness and death. “Mundati has not Tetra Pak have confirmed that they will Rottneros developed a food tray for Stora Enso Skoghalls Bruk and Karlstads only considered products, but has also be building a new factory in their existing fresh food and takeaway. The tray is Energi – increased their collaboration. The linked them with services and local infra- factory area in Rayong, Thailand. Seal- made entirely of forest primary material new process means that Stora Enso notifies structure. When the concept is underway ing solutions for cardboard products will and is recyclable, renewable and degra- Karlstads Energi when the mill has surplus it will also create new business oppor- be manufactured in the new factory. The dable. A completely new manufacturing heating available. The district heating grid tunities for the local populations in the factory involves an investment of SEK 227 line for the tray is now being built at in Karlstad and Hammarö has significantly developing world”, the jury wrote in its million. Rottneros. increased thanks to this. motivation. At the end of 2016 Tetra Pak also said they would be building a factory in Vietnam Valmet expanded its business by opening Mundati was praised for its unique Nordic Paper now has new owners after for over one billion SEK. It will manufacture a new workshop at Lamberget in Karlstad. sustainable toilet system when Almi a Chinese paper and pulp manufacture carton packaging for liquids. It will supply nearby paper mills with rubber gave out this year’s creativity prize of acquired one hundred per cent of the and composite coatings for rollers. The SEK 15000 in Värmland. Mundati has group. The new owners are Anhui Shany- And last, but not least: Triton Vals-teknik investment gives Valmet, as the only sup- developed sustainable toilets that can ing Paper, a leading paper and pulp continued to expand and was appointed plier in the region, capacity to receive and be used above all in developing coun- manufacture with 9000 employees, and workplace of the year in Grums.

40 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 PAPER PROVINCE 2017 41 2017 IN FIGURES - EVENTS, WEB STATISTICS AND PR

38 731 visits to Paper 34 activities were ar- Province website - ranged, e.g. Papermakers www.paperprovince.com. Night, cluster lunches, energy Maria Hollander Paul Nemes Robert Rundberget CEO vice CEO communications manager meetings and workshops. 22 369 persons made the 38 731 visits. 930 people participated in our events during the course 86 757 displays of the of the year. different pages on the web- site during the year. 39 press releases about us and our member companies 142 news articles have were sent to the media, news- been published on our papers and radio and television. website. 14 films were produced 55 mailings were made, for during 2017 invitations to events, news- PAPER PROVINCE STAFF... PROVINCE PAPER letters, etc. 3 312 screenings of our films have been shown. Malin Hildén Marja Wängestam Jeanette Löfberg communicator communicator project manager/innovation advisor

...AND PARTS OF THE BOARD

Kent Olsson Marcus Elmer Magnus Persson Per Myhrén project manager project manager/innovation advisor project manager/innovation advisor project manager Parts of the Paper Prov- ince board From left: Ola Brundin, Pöyry, Anna Jonhed, MillerGraphics, Bo Edvardsson, University of Karlstad, Peter Olsson, Stora Enso Skoghall, Erik Kornfeld, Valmet, Fredrik Turzik, MillerGraphics, Anna Wilhelmsson, Cowi.

Absent from photo: Elisa- beth Jakobsson, Nordic Paper, Anita Sjölander, BillerudKorsnäs, Anders Berglund, ÅF, Magdalena Falcini-Jensen, GL&V, Ulf Johansson, Karlstad municipality, Kenneth Ohlsson, Stora Enso, Peter Edberg Fredrik Sundell Camilla Persson Elisabeth Söderlund Björn Fahlin, BTG project manager controller finance administrator Paper Province is a world-leading cluster in forest-based bioeconomy in Värmland, northern Västra Götaland and Örebro county. The cluster organisation is owned and run by over one hundred member companies. Through cooperation we develop and improve the competitiveness of member companies and the entire region.

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