Ortviken Paper Mill is SCA's largest paper mill.
Production of LWC
SCA has been producing LWC paper at Ortviken paper mill since the early 1990s. The first LWC machine, installed in 1990, was joined in 1996 by a second machine and within a few years Ortviken had established itself in the topmost quality segment among LWC producers.
LWC paper is a coated printing paper used mainly for magazines and advertising materials. It is available in three different grades: GraphoCote, GraphoLux and GraphoMatt.
The raw material is fresh spruce pulpwood from SCA's forests in northern Sweden. Ortviken is also the world's only LWC producer offering FSC-certified printing papers, which are produced entirely without the use of chlorine-based chemicals.
The close cooperation with the Östrand pulp mill has made it possible to design a reinforcing pulp with exactly the right properties, thereby keeping the proportion of kraft pulp at a low level. This is advantageous both for the optical properties of the paper and for production costs. SCA's extensive research and development resources have been a key platform for this success.
Production of Newsprint
Ortviken has a machine for producing its high-quality newsprint product, GraphoNews. The mill also has a machine for producing the uncoated offset gradesGraphoMax, GraphoBright, GraphoBright Extra and GraphoCrystal. These paper grades have particularly good printing qualities, making them ideal for Sunday supplements and advertising materials.
FSC-certified LWC paper and newsprint
Fresh spruce pulpwood is used for LWC and newsprint production. This means that the newsprint also gains considerable quality benefits among the best in its class in terms of strength and runnability.