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Quicklime
Nordkalk established a dedicated quicklime platform to provide industrial focus on its production and customers. The Quicklime platform will manage the energy transformation from fossil to renewable fuels and upgrade its kiln network to meet sustainability requirements. The platform consists of Nordkalk’s own kilns in Finland, Sweden and Estonia, kilns operated by JV companies in Sweden and Norway, and customer owned kilns in Finland and Germany that are operated by Nordkalk.
PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTS
Nordkalk’s Quicklime platform had a very strong 2023, benefiting from growth in metals & mining and PP&B volumes, plus margin improvement from dynamic pricing and effective management actions to improve operational efficiencies, including supply chain optimisation.
The Quicklime platform also oversaw the successful launch of the Group’s first carbon capture facility at Köping in Sweden. The fully scalable carbon capture system, utilising Aqualung’s innovative membrane technology, is the first- ever implementation of its kind in the industry.
Key operational metrics for the Quicklime Platform during the year were as follows:
People
Kilns
Sites
The Quicklime platform metrics remain stable, with the strong year for the platform, including margin improvement, being achieved without the need to reduce head count.
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MIKAEL FURU
MD OF NORDICS QUICKLIME
Mikael has been working at Nordkalk in different managerial positions since 2009. In October 2022, he
was appointed as MD for Nordkalk’s new Quicklime platform. Before that he held the position of EVP responsible for Nordkalk’s Northern Europe Region. Prior to joining Nordkalk, Mikael worked at sales in Metso Paper. He holds a degree in Master of Science in Engineering, Process Technology from Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland.
Nordkalk site in Pargas, Finland
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