Sustainability data

As part of our sustainability work, Nordic Paper reports sustainability data every year.

The figures from 2022 also include all operations of Nordic Paper Québec. These were not included in the reports of 2021 and 2020.

Sustainability data: Environment
Environmental statistics 
    2025 2024 2023 2020*
PRODUCTION          
Paper 1,000 t 277 285 274 256
Paper pulp 1,000 t 195 216 219 237
           
RAW MATERIAL          
Wood raw material 1,000 m³sub 940 928 913 1023
Externally purchased paper pulp t 73 83 74 42
           
WATER CONSUMPTION million m³ 16.9 17 17 20
           
ENERGY CONSUMPTION          
Biofuels, including spent liquor GWh 1,380 1,495 1,463 1,530
Fossil fuels GWh 101 117 114 97
           
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION          
Own electricity production GWh 118 115 114 115
Purchased electricity GWh 399 413 369 375
           
PURCHASED STEAM GWh 168 167 149 102
           
GHG EMISSIONS**          
Biogenic emissions 1,000 t CO₂e 532 604 546 569
Total fossil emissions 1,000 t CO₂e 136 188 177 167
 of which Scope 1   28 32 31 29
 of which Scope 2   40 81 84 79
 of which Scope 3   68 75 62 59
 – from purchased goods   46 46 40 36
 – from upstream transportation   5 6 6 6
 – from downstream transportation   17 17 16 17
           
INTENSITY FOSSIL GHG          
Total kg CO₂e/t paper 481 651 676 652
           
INTENSITY FOSSIL GHG PER NET SALES          
Total t CO₂e/MSEK 31 40 40 57
           
EMISSIONS TO AIR          
Sulphur t 77 90 74 116
Nitric oxides t 253 274 262 284
Dust t 103 101 151 122
           
EMISSIONS TO WATER          
COD t 1,600 1,529 1,564 2,596
TSS t 191 219 187 213
P t 2 1 1 3
N t 53 57 61 100
           
WASTE          
Process waste 1,000 t 16 32 42 52
Hazardous waste t 131 619 406 117
*2020 is the base year          
**GHG fossil emissions calculated using the market based method          
Sustainability data: Fossil GHG intensity
Fossil GHG intensity
    2025 2024 2023
Total GHG emissions (marked-based method) per net revenue  tCO₂e/SEK m     30,8      40,3      41,8
Total GHG emissions (market-based method) per tonne paper* kgCO2₂/tonne paper      481       651      676
         
*Refers to tonnes of produced paper as well as pulp sold externally        

 

Sustainability data: Employees
Employee overview 2022-2024
  2025 2024 2023 2022
Average number of employees    710    706    677    680
- of which women    22 %    22 %    23 %    21 %
- of which men    78 %    78 %    77 %    79 %
Temporary employment*    26    22    25    16
Number of new recruitments (permanent employment)    45    55    35    69
Employee turnover      4 %      7 %      6 %    10 %
Average age** 44 yrs 45 yrs 45 yrs 45 yrs
Up to 30 years    18 %    19 %    18 %    18 %
31–50 years    41 %    39 %    38 %    37 %
51 years and older    41 %    42 %    44 %    45 %

* Number of temporary employees at year-end (Sweden only, does not include holiday workers – only substitute and part-time jobs).

**Average age refers to Sweden.