Stora Enso Oyj - Varkaus Mill

Stora Enso Oyj - Varkaus Mill is a pulp & paper mill in Finland with a reported capacity of 331,200 t of pulp & paper. It turns wood or recovered fibre into pulp and paper, with large steam and drying loads. It is operated by Stora Enso Oyj. By capacity it ranks #17 of 19 pulp & paper mills tracked in Finland. It emits about 146,749 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 34,207 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 18% below the median pulp & paper mill.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-44375532.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 331,200 t of pulp & paper ist Stora Enso Oyj - Varkaus Mill unter dem Medianwert von pulp & paper mill in Finland (637,000 t of pulp & paper). Untersektor: pulp-and-paper. Als pulp & paper mill benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 150–250°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Zellstoff- und Papierfabriken erzeugen ihren eigenen Dampf für Zellstoff-Prozess und Papiertrockner, betreiben große Dampfkesselanlagen, wo Wärmeverlust die Effizienz direkt reduziert.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 146,749 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest pulp & paper mills in Finland

Reported capacity (t of pulp & paper), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by Stora Enso Oyj. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Stora Enso Oyj - Varkaus Mill sits in a subarctic (boreal) climate zone (Köppen Dfc), at 62.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #17 largest of 19 pulp & paper mills in Finland by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Stora Enso Packaging Papers Varkaus · Pulp & Paper Mill · 148,939 t CO₂
• Nordkalk Oy Ab, Louhi · Lime Plant · 120,415 t CO₂
• Valio Oy, Elintarviketeollisuus, Lapinlahden Tehdas · Food & Beverage · 71,139 t CO₂
• Metsä Fibre Oy - Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 302,260 t CO₂
• Metsä Board Cartonboard Division Joutseno Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 282,244 t CO₂
• Ovako Imatra steel plant · Steel Plant · 49,870 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 62.32466, 27.8961. View on OpenStreetMap.

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