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Press release, October 24, 2025
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) has been selected to supply a biomass-fueled circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler plant for Mondi SCP’s EcoPower project at its integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia. SFW’s delivery will support Mondi SCP in increasing energy self-sufficiency, reducing emissions, decarbonizing industrial energy use, and enabling fossil-free district heating for the surrounding community.
SFW’s delivery scope includes the design, engineering, procurement, supply, erection, and commissioning of a biomass-fueled CFB boiler plant as well as the related flue gas cleaning systems and training services.
The new CFB plant will replace an existing bark boiler and will have a significant positive effect on the Ružomberok mill’s operational and environmental performance. It will increase the mill’s energy self-sufficiency from 75% to 90%, enable fossil-free district heat supply to the city of Ružomberok, and improve air quality through reduced nitrogen oxides (NOx) and dust emissions.
The project continues SFW and Mondi’s long-standing relationship, which has included multiple service projects and technology modernizations and upgrades across Mondi’s global operations.
We are pleased to continue our long-term collaboration with Mondi through this wide-scoped project, now focusing on sustainable energy generation and the decarbonization of industrial energy production. For SFW, this also marks a welcome return to the pulp and paper sector, where we have decades of experience in large-scale biomass applications.
The project commenced with a full Notice to Proceed (NTP) in May 2025 and commercial operations of the boiler plant will begin by 2027.
SFW has delivered 550+ CFBs around the world. SFW’s CFB technology is designed for high-efficiency biomass combustion, reduced emissions, fuel and water consumption, and minimized waste generation.
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For more information, please contact
- Vice President, Energy Generation, Juha Kalenius, Sumitomo SHI FW,
[email protected], tel. +358 40 5429 333
About SFW
Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) is a global provider of solutions and services that drive the decarbonization of energy. Our solutions include energy from biomass and waste, long duration energy storage, sustainable fuels, carbon capture, flue gas cleaning, waste heat boilers, as well as related services to digitalize, optimize, and decarbonize assets that we deliver to the global power and industrial markets.
We strive to provide sustainable energy solutions for customers in a wide range of industries including energy, waste, chemicals, metal, sustainable fuels, cement and pulp and paper. SFW’s excellence in delivering projects worldwide relies on our 1,800 talented people, across 20 locations in 14 countries, with deep know-how and experience in the industry.
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