Bäckhammar Mill
Also known as Nordic Paper Bäckhammar, Bäckhammars Bruk
OperatingNordic Paper ABNordic PaperStrategic Value Partnersnordic-paper.comID 00042
Bäckhammar Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Bäckhammar, Sweden, owned by Nordic Paper. With a capacity of 230 000 tonnes per year it is the 18th largest of the 26 pulp mills in Sweden with a recorded capacity, and it produced 223 000 tonnes of pulp in 2019.
Location and logistics
- Location
- Bäckhammar, Norra Mellansverige, Sweden
- Nearest port
- Karlstad · 45 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- No siding mapped
- Nearest railway
- 9.9 km
Map
Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 230 000 t/y pulpCompany figure for 2025Paper: not recorded (integrated papermaking; no paper capacity figure recorded)
- Production
- Paper: 148 000 tPulp: 223 000 t2019 · company figurePaper: capacity measures pulp; this figure is paperPulp: 97 % of capacity
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
Pulp grades
Paper products
Also produces
Certifications
FSCPEFC
History and sources
Timeline
- expansion2025SEK 450 million investment program approved for expanded capacity and sustainability improvementsSource ↗
- otherunsourced2023Environmental permit granted for increased production volume
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22pulpapernews.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-22paperage.com ↗
- company websitechecked 2026-07-23nordic-paper.com ↗
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- company websitechecked 2026-11-04nordic-paper.com ↗
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