Metsä Fibre has awarded Pöyry with an EPC agreement to deliver a tall oil plant for a bioproduct mill being built in Äänekoski, Finland. The assignment covers the total delivery of a tall oil plant, consisting of the design, procurement…
Friday, 30 October 2015 07:55

Ikea awards Burgo with the Tulip award

IKEA, the DIY furniture giant, awarded the prestigious Tulip Award 201 5 to the Burgo Group this year. Very popular among the countless suppliers of the Swedish multi national, the Tulip Award confirms Burgo’s outstanding performance in the field of…
The WEPA Group announces the successful start-up of the new Toscotec’s tissue line installed in Lille, France. The machine came easily on stream after the commissioning period and is now producing high quality tissue products according to the guaranteed technological…
SCA intends to close down a newsprint machine at Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall, Sweden, and recognize an impairment loss for the mill. Efficiency improvement measures will be implemented at the Obbola and Munksund kraftliner mills. The closure, impairment loss…
Futura has announced that its Andromeda Concept high performance tissue converting technology is to be delivered to Resolute Forest Products ready for the expected start of tissue production in the first quarter of 2017. The Andromeda concept at FuturaLab following…
Mondi, an international packaging and paper group, announces that it has a new stockist for one of its papers in the UK with immediate effect. Mondi’s Color Copy for Xeikon® has now been listed with Premier Paper Group on an…
The ramp-up of the UPM Kymi pulp mill expansion has proceeded well on schedule. The EUR 160 million UPM investment project was started in the spring of 2014 and has now proceeded to final finishing work. The new debarking plant…
Voith Paper is opening a new Center of Excellence for Winders in Mönchengladbach, where a team of more than 50 specialists will undertake winder upgrades and rebuilds. In particular, the team will provide an extensive range of services for all…
IBC Paper Training has opened last month the registrations for its brand new and innovative web seminar, specially conceived and designed to help all the paper and tissuemakers worldwide in reducing their raw material cost in papermaking. LESS THAN 3…
For its actions to improve water security and better manage this shared resource, Metsä Board, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of paperboard, has been awarded with a position on CDP’s Water A List. This list features companies that are seen…
Arjowiggins Graphic, the leading manufacturer of recycled papers, has announced the launch of a new Cocoon global campaign. The campaign, which uses the tagline, “white, recycled and so much more” showcases a spectrum of colour and range of print finishes…
British Master Papermaker, James Cropper, has successfully mimicked the luxurious look and feel of suede in paper form, creating a new generation of tactile luxury papers. Craftsmanship, progress and an unequalled expertise with leather are the founding pillars of the…
Suominen, a global supplier of nonwovens for wiping, medical and hygiene products, has made an agreement on strategic IT partnership with Tieto. The four-year agreement with one year option and significant value covers the building and maintenance of Suominen’s business…
CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q3 2015: “The third quarter performance and overall market situation strengthen our belief in our long-term strategic direction. The growth strategies per Business Area were confirmed, and our belief, that the contemplated…
BillerudKorsnäs has decided on streamlining their production structure through a closure of the paper machine in Tervasaari, Finland, latest during Q3 2016. BillerudKorsnäs will thereby entirely leave the Tervasaari production site. The decision has been made after union negotiations and…