Metsä Group and ANDRITZ plan a lignin product demonstration plant at Äänekoski
Metsä Group Press release 29 May 2023Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is planning to build a demonstration plant for a modified lignin product in cooperation with ANDRITZ . The aim is to develop the process to separate lignin from black liquor in pulp production and to further process it for new end-uses. The demonstration plant would have a capacity of about two tonnes per day and would be located within Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill. An investment decision on the plant is expected to be made during the course of this year. In pulp production, lignin that acts as a binder