Metsä Fibre and Veolia conclude long-term partnership for biomethanol production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill
Metsä Fibre press release 30.3.2022Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, and Veolia have signed a long-term partnership agreement on the refining of crude methanol generated in pulp production at the Äänekoski bioproduct mill into commercial biomethanol. As part of this cooperation, Veolia has decided to invest in the construction of a crude methanol refinery in connection with Metsä Fibre’s Äänekoski bioproduct mill. The refinery, owned and operated by Veolia, will be closely integrated into the bioproduct mill processes. Veolia’s refinery investment will further strengthen Metsä Fibre’s