Stora Enso & Tetra Pak to explore the feasibility of a recycling line in Poland

Stora Enso and Tetra Pak are joining forces to explore the possibility of building a new recycling line to significantly increase the recycling of used beverage cartons in Central and Eastern Europe. The two partners are initiating a feasibility study to assess the viability of building a large-scale recycling line for Used Beverage Cartons (UBC) at Stora Enso’s Ostrołęka Mill in Poland. In the model, Stora Enso would pulp and separate the fibers from used beverage cartons at its Ostrołęka Mill and use the recycled fibers as raw material. At the same time, Tetra Pak would secure the recycling and reuse of polymers and aluminum, which shall be processed by a dedicated partner. If realized, the annual capacity of the new recycling line would be 50,000 tons of UBC. This would significantly increase the recycling capacity for beverage cartons across Europe, boosting the European beverage carton recycling rate from the current 51%. In the first stage, the recycled post-consumer beverage carton material would come from countries in Central and Eastern Europe. “A new line would…

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