Norske Skog Saugbrugs Resumes Full Production after Fire Damage
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Norske Skog Saugbrugs AS, Halden, Norway, has started up another paper machine (PM 6) following an extensive fire in the mill's thermomechanical pulp plant in early February. SC magazine paper from PM 6 has already been delivered to customers. The company says it will startup its final machine (PM 5) next week.
"We are very pleased to see that the first deliveries of paper to pressrooms confirm that production is at the same quality level as before the fire," says Norske Skog's CEO Sven Ombudstvedt.
On February 2, fire caused damage to part of the TMP plant that supplies fiber to the paper machines at the Saugbrugs mill, stopping all production at the mill. Normal production was subsequently started at one paper machine (PM 4), which produces about 10,000 metric tons per month. PM 6 started up on June 8 and was in full production from week 24. PM 5 will start up on the June 27.
Norske Skog Saugbrugs has a production capacity of 545,000 metric tpy of SC magazine paper. It employs 550 people.
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