Friday, 26 February 2016 09:33
LSH appointed to sell Aylesford Newsprint’s CHP plant after business assets are sold for £8.74 million
Property and asset consultants at Lambert Smith Hampton (‘LSH’) have been appointed to carry out the private treaty sale of a combined heat and power (‘CHP’) scheme as part of the administration of Kent-based Aylesford Newsprint. The recycled newsprint paper…
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Thursday, 25 February 2016 08:32
WEPA chooses again Toscotec to upgrade Cassino tissue plant in Italy.
Toscotec, the Lucca-based supplier of advanced solutions for the tissue and paper industry, has been awarded to provide a major rebuild to the WEPA PM#13 machine located in Cassino, Italy. This new project will complete the multiple steps of the…
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Wednesday, 24 February 2016 10:09
European Social Partners investigate skills and education needs for the paper industry
The European Paper Sector Social Partners welcomed more than 60 participants from all across Europe for a conference in Vienna to discuss the preliminary research results on the education and training systems and typical curricula relevant for the paper sector…
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Friday, 19 February 2016 08:48
Innovative spreader roll technology from Voith: EvoStretch and SolarStretch
With the EvoStretch spreader roll, Voith has launched a new model at the start of the year that offers significantly longer service intervals than standard spreader rolls. The newly developed EvoStretch high-performance bearings feature one or two ceramic balls as…
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Friday, 19 February 2016 08:16
Major investment in Mörrum
On 16 February, the Board of Directors of Södra decided to invest SEK 1 billion in the pulp mill at Mörrum. The investment is the second stage of a long-term initiative at Södra Cell Mörrum, and will increase the mill's…
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Friday, 19 February 2016 08:10
Archroma enforces further its newly patented OBA technology
Archroma, a global leader in color and specialty chemicals, today announced that it has entered into a license agreement with Igcar, a Spain-based group producing optical brighteners for the paper, textile, detergent and coatings industry. The agreement provides Igcar with…
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Thursday, 18 February 2016 08:35
ABB to power the world’s most energy efficient pulp mill
ABB to power the world’s most energy efficient pulp mill, generating more than double the power it consumes The first mill to operate fully free from fossil fuels will increase the share of renewable energy in Finland by more than…
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Wednesday, 17 February 2016 10:50
Valmet to supply a paper machine wet end rebuild for Sappi's Kirkniemi mill in Finland
Valmet will supply a paper machine wet end rebuild for the Kirkniemi mill of Sappi Finland Operations Oy in Finland. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2016. The order is included in Valmet's…
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Wednesday, 17 February 2016 09:11
Toscotec S.p.A. attracts an investment by Synergo SGR to accelerate its growth
Sinergia II, a closed-end fund managed by Synergo SGR (“Synergo”), has acquired a minority stake in Toscotec S.p.A. (“Toscotec” or the “Group”); the Mennucci family will remain as majority shareholder. Toscotec is a world leader in the design and production…
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:25
Life-size paper tribute marking 400 years since Shakespeare’s death
A life-size art installation featuring more than a dozen of Shakespeare’s most famous creations handcrafted from paper and cardboard, is causing much ado about ‘something’. The show at Birmingham City University which displays scale models over six feet tall, a…
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:12
Nomination Committee proposal for the Board ahead of the 2016 SCA Annual General Meeting
The Nomination Committee of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget SCA proposes that the following Board members be re-elected: Pär Boman, Annemarie Gardshol, Magnus Groth, Bert Nordberg, Louise Julian Svanberg and Barbara Milian Thoralfsson. Leif Johansson has declined re-election. The Nomination Committee proposes…
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Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:05
Stora Enso inaugurates new Innovation Centre for biomaterials in Stockholm
Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, joins Stora Enso CEO, Karl-Henrik Sundström, at the official Innovation Centre inauguration. The Innovation Centre for biomaterials will host research, application, business development and strategic marketing under one roof. By creating renewable…
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Monday, 15 February 2016 14:02
Bekaert Solaronics to supply UniDryer® V3 infrared systems with integrated air dryers to Cartiera di Momo, Italy
Bekaert Solaronics will supply Cartiera di Momo with four infrared systems UniDryer® V3 followed by sets of air bars after each of the four coating stations on its PM1 recycled board machine.The Energy Recovery Concept is again applied to this…
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Monday, 15 February 2016 07:30
Improved thermographic process analysis and characterisation of fines and fillers
Kari Hyll at Innventia defended the doctoral thesis: "Image-based quantitative infrared analysis and microparticle characterisation for pulp and paper applications" on 12 February. The project involves how to improve thermographic process analysis and characterisation of fines and fillers. Using image-based…
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Friday, 12 February 2016 09:28
WWF offers a free online Environmental Self-Check for pulp, paper and packaging products
WWF, the conservation organisation, has developed a free and non-public management tool to assist companies along the whole pulp and paper supply chain in their efforts towards greater sustainability and credibility. The online environmental Self-Check is a valuable support tool…
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