Plans for more nuclear power in Finland have been welcomed by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation as important in safeguarding the nation’s supply of forestry raw materials.
Additional power will allow forest industries to develop diverse procesing operations, which will increase the use of forest energy, the federation said.
By 2020 forest companies will require as much electricity as they consumed before the recession fuelled by the increase in value-added products and new products.
“As more wood is processed, the amount of forest biomass going into energy use will also increase,” said a spokesperson. “The most cost-effective way to promote Finnish renewable energy production is to look after the development of the forest industry’s manufacturing operations.”
