Date: July 1, 2022
Location: Arneburg, Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)
Address: Goldbecker Str. 1, 39596
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Paper Mill (Pulp and Paper)
Equipment: Conveyor System
Company: Mercer Stendal
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Mercer Stendal is a pulp and paper mill in Arneburg, Germany. It was built in 2004 and originally designed for 520,000 tons of NBSK and about 100mw of green electricity. Today, after several large optimization projects, the mill has 740,000 tons of NBSK capacity, 148mw of green electricity, and a modern turpentine and tall oil extraction plant.
Incident Description:
On July 4, 2022, NASDAQ reported a fire at a pulp and paper mill in Arneburg, Germany.
According to the company, the fire did not damage the mill’s operations, as the damage appears to have been confined to the wood chip storage bunkers and their associated conveying systems.
As is customary in cases such as this, the site will continue to be monitored for possible hot spots for several more days.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
NASDAQ
