Finland’s Metsä Group has submitted the final planning application for its proposed new Metsä Tissue mill in Goole, UK.
If approved, the mill would be capable of producing 240,000 tonnes of fresh fibre-based tissue paper per year once fully operational, which represents about one-fifth of the current tissue volume in the UK.
The company said the project would increase the UK’s self-sufficiency in the tissue paper market to approximately 85% – around 40% of the tissue in UK and Ireland is currently imported.
Cutting edge production technologies will be used to aim for fossil-free production and offerings by 2030.
Mika Paljakka, Metsä Tissue’s Senior Vice President, UK & Ireland, said: “Our Technical Director’s team of planners, architects, technical designers, specialists and project managers, has meticulously examined the details of the planned tissue paper mill and consulted public bodies.
“They have delivered plans for a new state-of-the-art tissue paper mill capable of world-class local tissue paper production in the UK.”
Falling under Metsä Tissue’s strategic Future Mill programme, the planned mill in Goole would use cutting-edge production technologies to deliver an efficient and modern facility with an outstanding environmental performance.
Metsä Tissue aims to offer fossil-free production by 2030.
