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Ahlstrom, Essity, and Midstrom collaborate to advance bioCO[2] value chains. Oct 13, 2026 - 10:27 Backed by InnoEnergy, a European impact fund, Midstrom is deploying a "Build-Own-Operate" model; the company finances and manages the entire infrastructure chain, removing financial risk from emitters while guaranteeing bankable, industrial-scale supply of this critical feedstock. As a first step, the partners have launched feasibility studies at Essity's Lilla Edet mill and Ahlstrom's Billingsfors mill to assess technical, logistical and commercial requirements for carbon capture and utilisation (CCU). Connecting Swedish bioCO[2] with European demand. The collaboration brings together industrial emitters and value-chain development expertise to explore how bioCO2 from Swedish pulp and paper mills could be connected with growing European demand. By working with two established pulp and paper producers, Midstrom is taking an important step toward developing scalable and commercially viable bioCO2 value chains. BioCO[2] can be used as a feedstock for synthetic fuels and chemicals or permanently stored to generate carbon dioxide removals (CDR). Pulp and paper mills represent a significant potential source, but many individual sites lack the scale, infrastructure, and commercial arrangements needed to bring it to market. Midstrom was created to address this gap. Its model aggregates bioCO[2] from multiple industrial sites and connects those volumes with companies seeking (bio)CO[2] for electro-fuel (eFuel) production or carbon storage. By scaling across several sites, Midstrom aims to reduce the infrastructure, market, and regulatory barriers that many individual emitters face when seeking to bring bioCO[2] to market. This approach can help reduce the risks associated with developing new CO[2] value chains, allowing industrial companies to evaluate opportunities without having to navigate evolving markets on their own. Biogenic carbon dioxide is becoming a strategic feedstock for Europe's energy transition, but connecting dispersed industrial emitters that lack the scale, infrastructure, or market access with the emerging demand remains a significant challenge. Collaborating with Essity and Ahlstrom allows Renewable Focus to work directly with leading industrial companies to explore how biogenic CO[2] can be brought to market and helps Renewable Focus further develop Midstrom's model for building scalable value chains, said Jeremiah Dutton, Midstrom Venture Lead at InnoEnergy. Testing the model at two industrial sites. Essity's Lilla Edet mill, near Gothenburg, produces tissue using a largely fossil-free energy supply, making the CO[2] in its flue gases predominantly biogenic. The study will assess the technical and operational implications of adding carbon capture at a site that has already significantly reduced fossil emissions. Through this collaboration, Renewable Focus can explore how biogenic carbon dioxide from its operations could contribute to emerging low-carbon value chains while creating potential new opportunities for the mill, said Johan Langren, Supply Chain Sustainability, Essity Health Care. Ahlstrom's Billingsfors mill in western Sweden produces specialty papers and offers a different industrial setup and scale, providing an opportunity to assess carbon capture integration in another manufacturing environment. Renewable Focus see value in exploring emerging opportunities linked to CO[2] and carbon capture. A "collaboration" with Midstrom is a good way to assess these opportunities and get a grip on what could be possible for both its Billingsfors mill and potentially other sites in the future, said Rune Årnes, VP Health, Safety and Environment, Ahlstrom Group. In parallel with the site studies, InnoEnergy is working with actors across the carbon capture, transport, utilisation and storage value chain to assess potential routes from Swedish industrial sites to European customers and permanent storage. The feasibility studies will determine the technical, logistical and commercial requirements needed to capture, transport and market bioCO[2] from the two mills, while assessing the long-term viability of scalable CO[2] value chains.

Essity's CFO to retire during 2027. Sep 21, 2026, 02:13 ET STOCKHOLM, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Following a long and successful career as CFO and more than nine years as CFO and Executive Vice President at Essity, Fredrik Rystedt has informed the company of his wish to retire during 2027. The process of appointing a successor will begin immediately. Fredrik Rystedt will remain in his current role until a successor has been appointed and an orderly handover has been completed. "During his years at Essity, Fredrik Rystedt has made significant contributions to the company's value creation and financial strength. Through his experience, broad and deep expertise, and strong commitment, he has played, and continues to play, an important role in Essity's development. Until a successor is in place, I look forward to continuing to work closely with Fredrik, with a clear focus on the company's profitable growth and strategic priorities," says Ulrika Kolsrud, President and CEO of Essity. "It has been a privilege to be part of Essity's development during these years. Together, we have strengthened the company's financial position and built a strong platform for continued profitable growth. I am proud of what we have achieved and look forward to continuing to contribute fully and ensure a smooth transition before I leave Essity," said Fredrik Rystedt, CFO and Executive Vice President of Essity. NB: This information is such that Essity Aktiebolag (publ) is obligated to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out below, at 07:55 CET on September 21, 2026. Karl Stoltz, Public relations Director, +46 (0) 709 426 338, [email protected] Contact persons at Essity: Per Lorentz, Vice President Corporate Affairs +46 (0) 73 313 30 55, [email protected] Sandra Åberg, Vice President Investor Relations, +46 (0) 70 564 96 89, [email protected] The following files are available for download: SOURCE Essity