Investing for the future
We are investing in our operations to improve environmental performance and enhance reliability and supply security for our customers. These upgrades improve energy efficiency, increase electricity self-sufficiency and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, making us a more dependable partner and enabling us to deliver better products.
From Austria to Slovakia and South Africa, these targeted investments also contribute to our Mondi Action Plan 2030 climate commitment and science-based Net-Zero targets.
Mondi Neusiedler, Austria: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by over 20%
In 2024, Mondi Neusiedler completed technical upgrades to increase energy efficiency, reduce GHG emissions and strengthen operational safety at its uncoated fine paper mill in Lower Austria.
The investment programme included upgrades to the pulp mill’s recovery boiler, pulp dryer, steam accumulator and steam turbine. Together, these upgrades will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 20%, NOx emissions by up to 10% and gas consumption by approximately 25%.
Mondi SCP, Slovakia: Increasing energy self-sufficiency to 90%
In 2025, construction began on a new biomass power plant at Mondi’s integrated pulp and paper mill in Ružomberok, Slovakia, to replace the existing bark boiler. This investment will increase energy self-sufficiency from 75% to 90%, ensuring a more reliable energy supply for both the mill and the local community. It is expected to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOₓ) emissions by 50% and particulate matter emissions by up to 83% as compared to the old boiler.
This project follows our 2022 investment in a anaerobic wastewater pre-treatment plant, which treats wastewater containing organic residues.
Mondi Richards Bay & Merebank, South Africa: Reducing 350,000 tonnes of CO₂
At our Richards Bay mill, a 2021 investment upgraded the energy plant, reducing Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 250,000 tonnes per year. Building on this, a further upgrade has been approved to replace three coal‑fired boilers with a biomass boiler by 2026. Together, these initiatives are expected to cut the mill’s total GHG emissions by up to 350,000 tonnes annually.
Since 2019, Mondi Merebank mill has reduced Scope 1 emissions and taken major steps to lower Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity. A new turbine generator with higher capacity has been installed, increasing electricity output and boosting the plant’s electricity self-sufficiency. It has also reduced the plant’s Scope 2 emissions from purchased electricity by up to 35,000 tonnes per year. A new turbine is scheduled to become operational in 2025 to further enhance electricity generation.
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