SCA Östrand’s pulp mill in Timrå has produced kraft pulp for nearly 80 years. It was in conjunction with the formation of SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) in 1929 and considering the excellent fibre of the forests in the north that financier Ivar Krueger decided to build Europe’s largest and most modern kraft pulp mill in Östrand in 1929. A mill, which, at that time as it is now, was leading in terms of modern technology and favorable working environment.
In 1995 a totally new TCF bleach plant was built in SCA Östrand and the new Kraft pulp product “Celeste” was born. Since then we have continued to develop Celeste to be perhaps the most environmental compatible Kraft pulp available. Today Celeste is a product family with adapted properties to different end-uses such as tissue and wood-containing papers.
Ivar Kreuger visits Östrand the first time 1929.