The investment will strengthen the facility's integration with the company's containerboard business has announced a €30m ($32.52m) investment to enhance its Ostrołęka corrugated packaging production in Poland This move aims to meet the increasing demand for sustainable packaging solutions and improve operational efficiency.   The investment includes a new 2.8m-wide corrugator the investment will strengthen the integration with its containerboard business.  The company’s corrugated products serve various industry segments Stora Enso Packaging Solutions EVP Ad Smit said: “We want to be the first-choice partner for corrugated packaging solutions in Europe This investment demonstrates our dedication to further strengthen our position in this area and serve our customers even more efficiently than today through our modernised production in Poland.”   Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Construction is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2024 and is expected to conclude by the end of 2025.   Stora Enso has made significant executive appointments.  Niclas Rosenlew has been appointed group CFO and will succeed Seppo Parvi Niclas Rosenlew brings extensive financial experience from previous roles at Basware The company also appointed Carolyn Wagner as executive vice-president of the Packaging Solutions division Both Wagner and Rosenlew are set to join Stora Enso by January 2025 and will be part of the company’s group leadership team In May this year, Stora Enso postponed its decision to convert two paper machines at its Langerbrugge site in Belgium into a high-volume recycled containerboard line Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network STORA ENSO OYJ / PRESS RELEASE /TRADE MEDIA NEWS RELEASE/STORA ENSO POLAND SA NEWS 24 July 2024 at 10:00 CET Stora Enso invests EUR 3O million to upgrade and grow its corrugated packaging production in Ostrołęka where the company already has a solid foothold Stora Enso’s corrugated products are currently being used in many industry segments The investment further strengthens Stora Enso’s position as a leading provider of renewable materials with the new cost-competitive capacity With its new 2.8 meter width corrugator and other upgrades in Ostrołęka Stora Enso will meet the growing customer demand for sustainable packaging solutions and increase the efficiency of its operations at Ostrołęka. The investment will also enable the company to strengthen the integration with its containerboard business “We want to be the first-choice partner for corrugated packaging solutions in Europe This investment demonstrates our dedication to further strengthen our position in this area and serve our customers even more efficiently than today through our modernized production in Poland," says Ad Smit Work on site is expected to start in Q3 2024 and be completed in the end of 2025 Stora Enso Corrugated Plant in Poland is part of The Packaging Solutions division a packaging converter that provides fiber-based packaging products and services used by leading brands across multiple markets The division also provides design and sustainability services for customers to optimise material use Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable products in packaging and one of the largest private forest owners in the world We believe that everything that is made from fossil-based materials today can be made from a tree tomorrow Stora Enso has approximately 20,000 employees and our sales in 2023 were EUR 9.4 billion Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Oy (STEAV the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs and Ordinary Shares (SEOAY The 745MW Ostroleka C combined-cycle gas turbine power plant is expected to commence production in 2025 Ostroleka C is a 745MW combined-cycle power plant (CCPP) being developed in the Mazowsze Province in Ostroleka The plant is being developed by Energa, an electricity generation and distribution company based in Poland and subsidiary of PKN Orlen Group Energa established the CCGT Ostroleka special purpose company in January 2021 to oversee the construction and development of the project The estimated investment in the project is zl2.5bn ($642.12m) The project’s construction started in March 2022 and operations are expected to commence in 2025 The project is in line with the decarbonisation goals of both Poland and the ORLEN Group as well as the aim to avoid a power deficit in the National Energy System after 2025 ORLEN envisions reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 33% per megawatt hour by 2030 and achieving net zero by 2050 The project is designed with a provision for the construction of a carbon capture station in the future The project is located in Mazowieckie Voivodeship It will cover an area of approximately 27ha which was to develop a 1GW coal-fired power plant was later revised to a gas-fired power plant due to the new European climate policy announced in 2019 and the resulting higher costs associated with developing a coal-fired power plant The power capacity contract signed for the coal project in 2018 was terminated without any contractual penalties to Elektrownia Ostrołęka a special purpose vehicle focused on developing the coal-fired power plant PKN Orlen, Energa and Enea signed an agreement to construct a gas-fired power plant instead of a coal-fired power plant in June 2020 The brownfield development uses the existing infrastructure as well as the site previously allocated for the coal-fired unit construction The Ostroleka C CCPP will include a single unit shaft comprising a General Electric (GE) 9HA.02 gas turbine heat recovery steam generator and wet fan cooling tower It will also feature GE’s Mark VIe distributed control system (DCS) The 9HA.02 gas turbine has the capacity to generate up to 838MW of power with 64.1% net efficiency The STF-D650 steam turbine can produce between 200MW and 700MW at 48% efficiency and can be applied in 50Hz/60Hz grids The gas turbine will be built in Belfort city while the steam turbine and generator will be manufactured in Poland 400kV overhead line will carry the power to the PSE Ostroleka substation The CCPP will be powered by high methane natural gas supplied from the Klaipeda liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal A 28km gas pipeline will be constructed to supply the gas fuel for the project It will run through the Mazowieckie and Podlaskie provinces The pipeline will be connected to the existing bi-directional Poland-Lithuania interconnector (GIPL) The power plant will also have the option to use other fuels, such as hydrogen or biomethane PKN Orlen and Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) signed an investment agreement in December 2020 to cooperate on the construction of the 1GW coal-fired power plant and formed Elektrownia Ostrołęka for this purpose CCGT Ostrołęka was formed in January 2021 as a joint venture between PKN Orlen PKN Orlen is committed to providing zl1.55bn ($414m) for the project in case PGNiG discontinues its part in the project was awarded the contract for the supply of a gas turbine heat recovery steam generator and distributed control system for the project in July 2022 procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the construction of the power plant In collaboration with GE Steam Power Systems (formerly Alstom Power Systems) GE Power was earlier awarded a turnkey contract for the coal-fired project in July 2018 The contract was revised in June 2021 after the project was changed from coal to gas-fired was subcontracted by GE for the construction of the main building of the power plant was subcontracted by GE to supply and assemble steel structures for the coal-fired project The placement of the EPC contract to GE was advised by law firm DWF Group The contract for the construction of the gas pipeline was signed with Romgos Gwiazdowscy View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Please visit these standalone sites for more information GE Aerospace | GE Vernova | GE HealthCare  Elektrownia Ostrołęka and GE Power signed the contract to build Ostrołęka C an ultra-supercritical (USC) coal power plant in the northeast of Poland GE Power will design and build the power plant as well as manufacture and deliver the ultra-supercritical technology components -- boiler and steam turbine generator -- ensuring the highest efficiency level possible for a steam power plant in Poland with 46% efficiency This represents a 26% reduction in CO2 emissions for each MW produced GE Power will also supply air quality control systems that meet with the latest EU standards in terms of local emissions “Today’s signing with Elektrownia Ostrołęka marks a significant milestone affordable power with the lowest possible carbon footprint this plant will help stabilize the grid and support the growth of renewables,” said Andreas Lusch “Ostrołęka C will have the best-in-class technology to respond to today’s changing energy landscape.” As countries look to expand their use of renewable energy they need flexible sources of base load power that can respond quickly when renewable sources of energy are not available low emission coal-fired power plants can meet that need GE Power’s Ostrołęka plant technology will be specifically designed for operational flexibility to improve start time This plant will reach full load in less than 30 minutes “This is an important investment on behalf of Energa and Enea,” said Edward Siurnicki we have several years of hard work ahead of us We are convinced that with GE’s experience we will be successful and have a new plant operational in 2023.” GE Power’s EPC expertise comes from more than 100 GW installed through 200 integrated projects and its Steam Power business was awarded twice with Coal Plant of the Year and EPC of the Year in 2015 for Manjung power plant and again in 2016 for Tanjung Bin power plant Ostrołęka C will start operating within 56 months after the notice to proceed and generate a gross output of 1,000 MW “GE Power has the broadest portfolio of technology to help countries like Poland work through the changes in today’s energy landscape,” said Russell Stokes “No matter what type of energy source countries or customers choose we can help them to meet their needs with respect to energy security cost and sustainability with best-in-class technology.” [email protected] GE Steam Power+1 203 814 7604[email protected]         Andrea DoaneGE Steam Power Systems [email protected] +41 79 554 70 13 GE Power signs contract with Elektrownia Ostrołęka to build Ostrołęka C Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Jan 8, 2020 | Business, Politics which was intended to be Poland’s last newly built coal-fired power station has already cost state-controlled firms almost 1 billion zloty despite its owners already having signed a contract for the non-existent plant to supply electricity all estimates indicate that it will never pay for itself a coal-fired power station producing 1,000 MW of power The plant was initially due to open in 2015 or 2016 but in 2012 state-owned Energa decided to freeze the project The company declared that there were insufficient funds to complete the project and that an investor was needed It also argued that moving ahead made little sense in the context of climate policy – especially as four other coal-fired plants were being implemented or planned (three of which are already in operation But before the decision to freeze the project was taken preparations for constructing the power station had already begun Almost 200 million zloty had been spent on the investment with tens of thousands of hectares of forest felled and new roads built taken out of the freezer following the Law and Justice (PiS) party’s victory in the 2015 parliamentary elections the party’s leading representative in the electoral constituency that includes the city of Ostrołęka Ostrołęka C became Tchórzewski’s pet project A “volunteer” to support Energa was soon found – the Poznań-based Enea American giant GE won the tender for carrying out the investment committing to building 1,000 MW of coal power for 6.02 billion zloty The problem is that so far it has not managed to raise this money Every report on the plant made it clear that any investment would never be returned He succeeded in obtaining a notification from Brussels effectively giving the green light for state support for coal projects This took the form of the capacity market bill which allows state funds to be paid to electric energy producers not only for the generation itself but for readiness at peak electricity need – de facto This law meant that Ostrołęka C could participate in the capacity market auction for 2023 which was when it was due to begin operation according to the new timetable Energa announced that it had signed a contract for 15 years for a total of 853 MW capacity for the as-yet non-existent plant meaning annual state support of around 170 million zloty But this is still not enough for the investment budget to add up Poland’s biggest energy player (also controlled by the state) announced that it was beginning talks on participation in the construction of Ostrołęka C The bizarre situation now was that one coal-fired power station was to be built by three of the four state energy companies two of which – PGE and Enea – are also involved in the other recent coal plants mentioned above PGE declared that it would actually not be participating after all Tchórzewski – who a year earlier had dug his spade into the ground to symbolically commence the building of the Ostrołęka C – ceased to be minister (and in fact his ministry was scrapped completely) I don’t think the power station will be built,” Grzegorz Tobiszowski a PiS MP and previously the deputy energy minister the website Biznesalert.pl reported that a political decision had been taken that Ostrołęka C would indeed not be built after all wrote in January 2019 that Ostrołęka C could end up costing more 8 billion zloty (2 billion more than initially planned) and that Chinese investors could become involved development minister Jadwiga Emilewicz admitted that the cost of the plant would indeed not be the original 6 billion zloty did not rule out looking for investors outside Europe Emilewicz said that a final decision on the project’s future would come within six months The government is seriously considering the possibility of redesigning the plant the coal for the new plant is contracted from Silesia a pipe connecting the power station with the Yamal-Europe pipeline would probably be required The project has already consumed 890 million zloty this is not all the money that the investors – state-controlled companies – stand to lose a power agreement is dissolved if it concerned a new or modernised unit of the generation capacity market and the power supplier did not satisfy the so-called financial milestone and then the operational milestone These are complicated commitments which a power supplier is obliged to fulfil for instance by documenting actions required under the law by specified The president of the Energy Regulatory Office announced the final results of the capacity market auction on 14 January 2019 from which point the relevant documentation must be completed within 12 months The legal timetable therefore gives the power supplier until 14 January this year to submit the required documents for Ostrołęka Failure to meet these conditions means that the power contract between Energa and the industrial system operator – the state-owned Polish Electroenergy Networks – will be dissolved This would result in the owners of the planned plant forfeiting their indemnity But if the owner does meet the financial milestone and continues to build from January 2023 it will begin paying fines It can then continue doing so for a maximum of three years because failure to complete the investment – meaning failure to present documentation confirming completion of the operational milestone – will result in dissolution of the contract at the end of 2025 The monthly penalty would be 202.99/zloty/kW/year meaning 14.4 million zloty monthly in the case of Ostrołęka C this would total in excess of 554 million zloty including indemnity Taking into account the 890 million zloty already spent and the potential compensation for the constructor even a non-existent Ostrołęka C will have lasting repercussions Main image credit: b3tarev3/Flickr (under public domain) , , , , , Apr 30, 2025 | , , , That response will include “large Polish and NATO exercises in Poland” Apr 29, 2025 | , , , Those employed in Poland work on average the third-longest hours in the European Union Apr 28, 2025 | , , , , Westinghouse and Bechtel were first chosen in 2022 as partners on the 192 billion zloty ($51 billion) project please consider helping us to continue and expand it 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improving system flexibility and stability and increasing the security of supply in the Baltic states and Poland The project is supported through the Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) a policy focused on linking the energy infrastructure in all parts of the EU and the neighbourhood through Projects of Common Interest (PCIs) and Projects of Mutual Interest (PMIs) Energy infrastructure projects located within one of the 11 priority corridors and 3 thematic areas can apply for PCI/PMI status and benefit from an accelerated permit granting process improved regulatory treatment and access to funding through the Connecting Europe Facility under certain conditions Polish energy firms Energa and Enea have suspended financing for Poland’s final coal-fired power station The firms said they needed more time to find the investment to build the controversial power plant in northeast Poland They said in a joint statement that the suspension of financing for the 1-gigawatt power station could also require further delaying the construction The Law and Justice (PiS) party government revived the long-dormant Ostroleka project in 2016 after winning the 2015 general election It had campaigned on reviving the coal sector The authorities say about 5 per cent of the construction work has been completed The budget has been estimated at 6 billion zlotys (US$1.53 billion) The two utilities said efforts to “acquire an investor for the project have not brought the expected results” The European Investment Bank’s recent commitment to stop funding fossil-fuel projects and the European Union’s recent green new deal have made the Ostroleka C project less economically viable has also said it wanted to turn Ostroleka C into a gas-fired power station PKN Orlen operates an existing gas-fired power plant I think this will likely be changed into a gas-fuelled one although this would mean a few years’ delay,” said Bartlomiej Kubicki of Societe Generale The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) new CEO Alison Rose says the bank will stop lending to the coal sector by 2030 The deadline for stopping financial support to the coal industry is due to help the transition to a net-zero carbon economy RBS’s majority shareholder is the UK Government Investments (UKGI) Rose has previously said climate change was “one of the defining challenges of our lifetime – one that will only become more urgent” “We’ll be taking bold actions to play a driving role in helping the UK transition to a low-carbon economy,” said the chief executive Barclays Bank is under pressure to respond to a shareholder resolution to set out a timeline to end support for heavy polluters Ostroleka. Picture credit: Wikimedia  government recently released vital climate data showing an unprecedented rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently in discussions with Novavax regarding the potential need for an additional Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" American consumers are showing signs of heightened anxiety about the state of the economy as uncertainty over trade policies and broader financial conditions continues to rise In a move that could significantly enhance the United States’ naval capabilities America’s top military shipbuilder has signed a partnership agreement with a leading South Korean shipbuilding As global energy markets face increasing uncertainty many traditional oil and gas companies are grappling with slowing revenues and shifting policy landscapes several major players — including TotalEnergies Apple is gearing up to launch its thinnest iPhone yet marking the company’s most significant design change in nearly a decade By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies. more information Accept The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close Stora Enso is a renewable materials and packaging company with its headquarters in Finland and Sweden The company's Ostroleka mill in Poland was built in 1959 The company’s Ostroleka mill in Poland was built in 1959 paper sack plant and a corrugated board and boxes plant The mill can produce 270,000t of containerboard and kraft paper annually In January 2011, Stora Enso announced a € 420m (approximately $560m) expansion plan for the mill The expansion enabled the company to produce lightweight containerboard or testliner from recycled fibre The expansion plan included the construction of a new containerboard machine to replace the existing PM2 machine at the mill The new PM5 machine will have an annual capacity of 455,000t against the existing PM2 machine capacity of 85,000t The PM5 has a wire width of 8,600mm and a speed of 1,800m/min Weight of the lightweight containerboard manufactured by the machine ranges from 65-140g/m² The expansion project included the construction of a fibre recovery plant an effluent treatment plant and a water intake plant to supply high quality pure water The pulp and paper mill supplied kraft and sack paper and corrugated case materials to internal mills The corrugated board and boxes plant produced single and double wall corrugated board of all sizes The design and dimensions were tailored according to customer’s needs The paper sack plant is one of the most advanced facility in Central-Eastern Europe It included three advanced sack production lines which produce open-mouth pasted sacks open-mouth sewn sacks and valve pasted sacks The plant can produce sacks in different sizes and of high strength The PM5 machine was supplied by Voith Paper It also supplied a new DuoDryer CC for the machine for symmetrical drying and production of light and low-tension papers Voith’s scope of supply included a VariFlex winder OnV ConditionMonitoring machine monitoring system and a quality control system including Voith LSC Scanners enables visualisation of the energy consumed by the machine Stora Enso installed a new integrated paper system called TIPS Trim supplied by Tieto TIPS Trim enabled automatic formation of cutting plans for various processes such as winders It also supports manual checking and altering of cutting plans and the automatic creation of patterns Five pulpers were supplied by Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery to recycle the waste produced by the new PM5 machine The recycled fibre is used in stock preparation and ultimately as raw material for the machine In December 2011, the European Investment Bank provided a €150m loan for the expansion project GAW Technologies has been subcontracted by Voith to supply starch preparation system and a workstation for the Speedsizer of the paper machine Rautaruukki won an €8m contract to supply steel structures for the expansion project Metso supplied automation systems for the new machine Andritz supplied a 1,665t/d old corrugated containers (OCC) line for PM5 The contract also included the supply of a 120t/d reject treatment system Sweco was awarded a €5m contract for processing HVAC and fire protection engineering works Ovivo was contracted to build the water intake plant and the effluent treatment plant Aikawa Fiber Technologies provided POM wet end technology for PM5 The contract included supply of two-level stock mixing units white water deaeration units and suction leg sealing units Demand for lightweight corrugated packaging is growing rapidly The expansion project enables Stora Enso to meet this demand and raise its containerboard self-sufficiency from 35% to 60% It also enables the company to provide new packaging services to its customers increasing its product offering and competitiveness in the market The project improved paper collection rates and waste paper utilisation in Poland Tetra Pak and Stora Enso opened a new beverage cartons recycling facility in Poland in June 2023 Tetra Pak and Stora Enso’s new used beverage cartons recycling facility is located at the latter’s Ostroleka Mill in Poland Tetra Pak is a food processing and packaging solutions provider while Stora Enso is a paper and packaging products provider It has tripled the company’s annual post-consumer beverage cartons recycling capacity in Poland from 25,000tpa to 75,000tpa The new facility can recycle the beverage cartons available in Poland in addition to the cartons from neighbouring countries such as the Czech Republic The project promotes a circular economy in line with the European Union’s (EU) Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) while improving recycling throughout Central and Eastern Europe The PPWR is aimed at promoting recycling in the packaging sector The beverage carton industry in the EU has already invested €200m ($218m) to increase the beverage carton recycling capacity in the region It plans to invest an additional €120m ($131m) by 2027 to meet the goals of the PPWR The new recycling facility is developed within Stora Enso’s existing Ostroleka Mill located in Aleja Wojska Polskiego in Ostroleka The Ostroleka Mill is part of Stora Enso’s packaging materials and packaging solutions division A feasibility study was undertaken by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso in November 2020 to assess the viability of developing a recycling line at the Ostroleka Mill The companies announced their decision to develop the new facility with a joint investment of €29m ($29.7m) in July 2021 Stora Enso invested €17m ($17.3m) in the new facility whereas Tetra Pak and its partner Plastigram Tetra Pak and Plastigram are jointly working on a solution to recycle polyAI into new products polyAI is the non-fibre component of the carton package which is used as a block against oxygen and humidity to protect the food content inside aseptic carton packages The recycling line at the new facility uses a patented separation technology to separate beverage carton material by detaching fibres from polymers and aluminium. The process helps in recovering all beverage carton components, including wood fibres and barrier layers, and enables the exclusive recycling of the polymers and aluminium The facility transforms the separated polymers and aluminium into new products such as pellets and foils The recovered carton fibres from the recycling line are incorporated into Stora Enso’s recycled cardboard materials It helps in reducing the use of virgin content by transforming used paper-based packaging into new materials Tetra Pak is a food processing and packaging solutions company offering a complete range of carton packaging for food products It is the first carton packaging manufacturer to provide certified recycled polymer solutions The company has collaborated with France-based dairy products company Elvir to launch the first cap for beverage cartons with approved recycled polymers in 2022 Other collaborations include dairy brands such as Emmi and Lactalis Stora Enso is a provider of renewable solutions in packaging It has 23,000 employees and businesses in more than 50 countries Stora Enso has announced major restructuring measures which include several machine closures and layoffs Combined with previously initiated negotiations in the Packaging Materials division the actions would result in total reductions of approximately 1,150 employees would affect the Sunila pulp production unit in Finland the Dutch De Hoop containerboard and liner mill Poland as well as the Estonian sawmill Näpi Final decisions will be taken when negotiations with employee representatives are concluded The measures are aimed at strengthening the group’s long-term competitiveness improving profitability and focussing on growth markets Stora Enso says it is also taking the next step in driving a decentralised operating model targeting increased customer centricity As a consequence of the overcapacity in the European containerboard market Stora Enso wants to reduce corrugated case material production capacity The company is therefore proposing to permanently close down both production lines at the De Hoop site in the Netherlands and one of the four production lines at its Ostrołęka site in Poland in order to improve market balance which was acquired as part of the De Jong Packaging takeover at the beginning of the year employs 185 people and has a capacity of 380,000 tpy of containerboard The PM in Ostrołęka can produce up to 120,000 tpy of recycled containerboard and the negotiations impact 50 people "These production lines are not long-term cost competitive in this new market environment," said Stora Enso adding that it would continue to serve its containerboard customers from other sites Subject to the outcome of the negotiations the planned closures are scheduled to take place during the fourth quarter of 2023 Stora Enso also plans to permanently cease pulp production and lignin extraction at the Sunila mill in Finland and will start negotiations with employees in this regard "The Finnish wood market has been structurally impacted by increased competition for pulp wood and stopped wood imports from Russia resulting in significantly higher wood costs the Sunila site is no longer cost-competitive," the company explained The Sunila mill has a capacity of 375,000 tpy of softwood pulp and generates 50,000 tpy of lignin A closure would reduce Stora Enso's annual market pulp capacities by 13 per cent The pilot facility for hard carbon-based battery material at the site will continue to operate 250 out of a total of 270 employees at Sunila are affected by the negotiations The planned closure is scheduled to take place during the second half of 2023 Stora Enso emphasises that the group’s strategy for developing biomaterial innovations remains unchanged A feasibility study for lignin extraction has been initiated at the Skutskär pulp mill in Sweden The Group also continues to develop other sourcing alternatives for long-term lignin supply and to investigate competitive locations for commercial scale up of hard carbon production Stora Enso plans to close down its Näpi sawmill in Estonia due to reduced long-term raw material availability increased wood costs and low profitability The sawmill has an annual capacity of 50,000 m³ of sawn timber 180,000 m³ of further processed wood products and 25,000 t of pellets The planned closure would take place during the fourth quarter of 2023 and directly impact 100 employees the planned closures would target a reduction of around 600 employees The company will also initiate negotiations regarding a planned reduction of office employees within ins Group functions While negotiations will be held with 1,300 employees the company expects the number of redundancies to stand at 300 This comes in addition to layoffs which were already initiated in the Packaging Materials division Stora Enso recently concluded a majority of the talks which resulted in the elimination of approximately 250 positions in its management and support functions "These measures are of course very difficult and would not be proposed unless it was absolutely necessary for our long-term competitiveness," the company commented Stora Enso reports that the planned actions would decrease its annual sales by around €380m Service Customer Service+49 7224 9397-701servicenoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.de Editorial Team+49 7224 9397-0papernoSpam@GO-AWAYeuwid.com Get the latest news about developments and trends in the industry sent to you once a week free of charge by newsletter Sign up for our newsletter We use cookies and external services on our website others enhance your user experience or help us improve this website You can change your privacy settings any time by clicking privacy policy Necessary cookies are required for the correct functioning of the website Content from video platforms and map services is blocked by default. If access to these services is accepted, separate consent is no longer required when using them. You can find more information on the individual external services in our privacy policy Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations The planned phase-out of state aid to fossil fuel power generation across the European Union could make the Ostrołęka C coal station project unprofitable within years according to a new report by Carbon Tracker A Polish miner of the KWK Sosnica-Makoszowy coal mine attends a protest march through the streets of Gliwice, Poland, 16 January 2015. Polish miners in the industrial region of Upper Silesia were on strike to protest government plans to shut down four coalmines. [EPA/ANDRZEJ GRYGIEL] Donec et orci aliquet nisl suscipit molestie sed sit amet tortor Duis vel urna ac mi sollicitudin lacinia mollis sit amet lorem Sed finibus erat nec libero scelerisque fringilla Morbi at orci sed urna vulputate vulputate Get a subscription on Euractiv Pro and elevate your political insight Stora Enso and trade unions are currently negotiating the closure of the paper sack and bag plant in Ostrołęka Stora Enso is considering definitive closure of its paper sack and bag operations at the Ostrołęka paper and packaging site in Poland by the end of the year The Ostrołęka plant is the only bag and sack facility within the entire Stora Enso group "The plant's business profile is not part of our core business and thus not considered strategic for the company” Negotiations with employee representatives on the planned closure have already started and are expected be completed by 15 March wrapping paper, corrugated case materials and corrugated packaging at the Ostrołęka paper and packaging site are not affected by the planned closure of the paper sack plant EUWID Pulp and Paper keeps busy professionals up-to-date on the latest news from international pulp and paper markets For full access to EUWID Pulp and Paper news content, and market and price reports on major pulp, paper and board markets in Europe consider subscribing to EUWID Pulp and Paper Mar 12, 2021 | Business, Energy & Climate, Politics Construction work on what was supposed to have been Poland’s last newly built coal-fired power station is now being dismantled The decision comes after the project has already cost state-controlled firms more than 1.5 billion (roughly €330 million) prompting questions about wasteful investment The site, known as Ostrołęka C, is now set to be turned into a gas-fuelled plant instead – part of a broader shift taking place in Poland away from the country’s current reliance on coal The dream of “Poland’s last coal plant” is turning into a nightmare Construction of the planned 1,000 MW coal-powered unit was initially frozen by state-owned firm Energa in 2012 due to insufficient funds as well as a shift away from fossil fuels in European climate policy already around 200 million zloty had been invested and tens of thousands of hectares of forest had been cut down to make room for new roads The plan was then rebooted when the coal-friendly Law and Justice (PiS) government came to power in 2015 for a 6 billion zloty project to be completed by 2023 The investment was the largest in eastern Poland in three decades at the time even before costs were revised up to 8-9 billion zloty Poland plans to begin shutting down Europe’s largest coal plant, documents reveal briefly also considered participation in early 2019 but had withdrawn by November around the time when the project’s patron a deal was signed with Poland’s state-owned petrol giant Orlen to cooperate on a modified gas-fuelled plant on the Ostrołęka site In December – as Enea announced that it was abandoning the project – Orlen confirmed that it would work on the new gas unit with Poland’s largest oil and gas company the dismantling of the superfluous parts of the coal unit has started one month ahead of schedule according to local news site moja-ostroleka.pl The plant’s two 120-metre concrete cooling towers – which have become a symbol of the investment used by opposition politicians as a press conference backdrop as well as Greenpeace activists (see main photo) – are being slowly taken apart due to safety concerns Najpierw miliard na budowę, teraz miliony na burzenie. Bo K.Tchórzewski chciał węgla. Ostrołęka C to fenomen: elektrownia o efektywności 0 proc. opalana pieniędzmi. pic.twitter.com/rcgo9A4zNh — Jacek Gądek (@JacekGadek) March 10, 2021 Scrap from the deconstruction process will be used for road building or sold off for other purposes but only a small part of the funds used for the project will be recovered Energa and Enea had already written off construction costs of 1 billion zloty and are also set to lose a further 650 million in loans as well as other liabilities “These two towers are a monument to stupidity and mismanagement,” said Marcin Kierwiński a member of parliament for the opposition Civic Coalition (KO) “Those guilty of this gigantic waste must be brought to justice,” said Kierwiński who along with other opposition MPs demanded that Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki present information about the losses of state-owned companies during the next session of parliament In a radio interview on Friday, Tchórzewski, the former minister, was unapologetic about his earlier support for the project. It was “based on the assumption that the coal-fired power industry in Poland would function until 2060”, rather than 2049, as the government subsequently agreed “Accelerating the transformation [away from coal] is spending money on a healthier climate in Poland Polish government approves plan for transition away from coal, but faces criticism from all sides Main image credit: Dominik Werner/Greenpeace Polska/Flickr (under CC BY-ND 2.0) Maria Wilczek is deputy editor of Notes from Poland , , Karol Nawrocki even suggested that the state security services were involved in creating the scandal , , The 1,200 square metre national symbol was unfurled on the beach in Międzyzdroje , , The proportion of Poles saying the US has a positive influence on the world has also fallen to its lowest recorded level [email protected] The cause of death of Dancing With the Stars champion Cezary Olszewski has been confirmed An inspection of the place where Cezary's body has since been carried out and the following statement has now been released by Elżbieta Edyta Łukasiewicz a spokeswoman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Ostroleka the body of a 42-year-old man was discovered in one of the hotels in the city of Ostroleka," she said "Documents issued in the name of Cezary O an external examination of the body was carried out with the participation of the prosecutor and a medical expert no traces were found that could indicate the involvement of third parties in causing the death of Cezary O it was established that death was probably due to cerebral causes who took up dancing in primary school as a way to escape the troubles of being from a 'broken family' The couple kept their relationship relatively private with Cezary rarely speaking about it to the media The talented entertainer was also a proud member of the Odysea formation with whom he won multiple championships and trophies A friend of Cezary's has since told the local media: "The fact that he didn't stay on the street was definitely influenced by the fact that apart from going to school he had something to do - dance.' His mother was the one to convince him to attend dance classes which is where he discovered his talent for footwork said that Cezary "quickly began to achieve success" achieving "the highest international class "S" in standard and Latin American dances" after just four years of training 'He also played in the "Odysea" formation with which he won the Polish champion title many times.' CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and 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