Monday, 01 February 2016 09:31
Kotkamills awards Kemira with a start-up contract in a paper machine conversion project
Kemira has been awarded a start-up contract in the "Flying Eagle" project of Kotkamills mill in Kotka, Finland. During the project, the current magazine paper machine (PM2) will be converted into a high performance food service board (FSB) machine. Kemira…
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Thursday, 28 January 2016 11:05
Valmet to supply new high consistency bleaching system to Rottneros pulp mill in Sweden
Valmet will deliver a new high consistency bleaching system to Rottneros pulp mill in Sweden. This is the first step in a larger rebuild project, called Agenda 500, at the mill. The longtime goal is to increase both availability and…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 11:19
MCDONALD’S PARTNERS WITH JAMES CROPPER FOR PIONEERING RECYCLING TRIAL
British master papermaker James Cropper has announced a trial recycling partnership with McDonald’s UK, as the two explore pioneering moves in sustainability and recycling. The partnership will enable paper cups used in McDonald’s restaurants across the UK, every week, to…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 10:03
20 years of research at Södra
Södra's Foundation for Research, Development and Education has now been in existence for just over 20 years. Some SEK 250 million has been allocated to the foundation since its inception in 1995 and SEK 175 million has been distributed. The…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 09:30
A.Celli Paper: the new tissue plant at Metalicplas (Pehart Tec Group) in Romania is up and running.
A.Celli Paper successfully concluded the start-up of the new high-speed Tissue Machine with a production capacity of 34,000 tons per year (110 tons per day) at Metalicplas (part of the Pehart Tec Group). Following the recent entry of Abris Capital…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 09:09
Sappi continues to invest for the future in its Lanaken and Kirkniemi mills
Sappi Limited has approved investments of some EUR 25m for mill upgrades in Europe during the course of 2016. Sappi Lanaken Mill will improve the performance of its paper machine 7 (PM7) by installing a state-of-the-art film-press coater, and Sappi…
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Monday, 25 January 2016 08:38
Corporate Knights ranks UPM on the 25th place in the list of 100 most sustainable corporations in the world
UPM has been ranked on the 25th place in the list of 100 most sustainable corporations by Corporate Knights, the Canadian-based media and research company. UPM is the only company in the Paper and Forest Products category. The Global 100…
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Thursday, 21 January 2016 17:16
5 Interesting Facts about Thermal Paper Roll (Infographic)
Thermal printing is becoming highly popular among businesses these days, mostly due to its quality and reliability. More than any kind of printer that uses ink, a thermal printer generates long-lasting output minus the hefty price tag. The technology utilizes…
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Thursday, 21 January 2016 08:59
Södra's sawmill at Värö is Sweden's largest
According to the aggregated results for 2015, Södra's sawmill at Värö is the largest in Sweden. In 2015, Värö produced a sawn volume of nearly 600,000 cubic metres. Systematic work with planning, maintenance and efficiency improvements underlies the increase in…
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Thursday, 21 January 2016 08:47
“Yes, we plant”: Mondi plants trees with its new Green Range campaign
Every player in the Green Range online game also plants trees Mondi launches a new campaign for its Green Range office paper under the motto “Yes, we plant!”. The campaign deals with the topics of sustainable forestry and responsible paper…
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016 09:12
ÅF modernises pulp mill in Sweden
ÅF has been contracted to modernise the control systems in linerboard manufacturer Metsä Board’s pulp mill in Husum, Sweden. The contract is for an end-to-end solution and covers conversion to new, modern Siemens control systems for the bleach, cooking and…
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Tuesday, 19 January 2016 07:27
Mondi teams up with TU Graz and Océ in search of the perfect paper
New laboratory in Graz, Austria, to research fibre swelling and its impact on paper characteristics A project supported by Mondi, the new “Christian Doppler (CD) Laboratory for Fibre Swelling and Paper Performance” was officially opened 11 January 2016. The laboratory…
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Monday, 18 January 2016 09:28
ANDRITZ to supply equipment for recycled fiber system to Sonoco-Alcore, Finland
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Sonoco-Alcore, Finland, to supply pulping and de-trashing equipment for the OCC stock preparation line at the Karhula paper mill. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016. ANDRITZ is to…
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Friday, 15 January 2016 09:31
Kemira continues to invest in the growing market for bleaching chemicals after successful ramp-up of the new capacity in Oulu, Finland
In 2014, Kemira announced a substantial capital investment in its Oulu plant to capture the growth potential in the tight bleaching chemical market. The new hydrogen peroxide production process was successfully started during the third quarter in 2015 and the…
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Wednesday, 13 January 2016 10:23
BillerudKorsnäs strengthens competence in formable packaging
BillerudKorsnäs has strengthened its competence in formable packaging through a smaller investment in a 10 percent stake in the Danish packaging innovation company EcoXpac. The investment forms the foundation for collaboration and is part of BillerudKorsnäs commitment to innovation to…
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