Stora Enso has signed as one of the first kraft lignin purchasers of Södra, Sweden’s largest forest-owner association. The move follows the major investment announcement earlier this year regarding kraft lignin production at Södra’s Mönsterås, Sweden, site. The plant will be the first commercial kraft lignin production facility in Sweden and the “largest of its type” in the world. It is expected to be in operation in 2027.