Following on Sappi’s recent announcement of the sale of its Enstra Mill and recycled packaging business, Sappi wishes to announce the sale of its Cape Kraft recycled packaging paper Mill to the Golden Era Group. In March 2015 Sappi initiated…
Voith filed a patent infringement suit in Italy before the First Instance Court in Rome against Toscotec S.p.A. In its complaint, Voith alleges that a Tissue Machine with shoe press technology type Ahead 2.0S. version Shoepress produced by Toscotec S.p.A.…
Appoints Ahmet Gureli as General Manager for Region Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, has commissioned its new business in Turkey. This new regional hub will serve customers in Turkey, Southeast Europe,…
Cross-linked inks are difficult to remove in the deinking process — coloured dots within the paper fibres Coloured specks on the recycled paper: Just because the curing radiation can now be generated by energy-saving LEDs, instead of high-power mercury bulbs,…
Tissue Italy network confirms the next edition for 2018 The second edition of It’s Tissue has proved inspirational for the sector with more than 1,000 visitors from around the world visiting Lucca between June 21 and 28. This is an…
Voith has successfully completed the modernization of the paper machine PM 6 at BillerudKorsnäs AB in Gruvön, Sweden. As part of the rebuild project, the press section and parts of the dryer section have been modernized. BillerudKorsnäs manufactures on the…
On Thursday 9 July, the European Parliament gave a clear message to the European Commission to address crucial issues in an ambitious circular economy package. These include ending the landfill and incineration of recyclable waste, applying mandatory separate collection schemes…
Thursday, 16 July 2015 09:39

ETS falls short of expectations

The Juncker Commission has launched the largest industrial policy decision it will take in its entire mandate, with the new proposal for the EU Emission Trading System. The proposal has a number of good elements but falls short in its…
Ingevity will be the new name of MWV Specialty Chemicals division of WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK). It will begin transacting business as Ingevity on September 1. As previously announced, the business is slated to be spun off as an independent, publicly-traded…
Futura launched a complete new converting solution at iT’s Tissue which redraws the boundaries for tissue roll products converting for the benefit of customers. Revealed at FuturaLab during the Andromeda Showcase, It’s Tissue, June 22-26 in Lucca, this extraordinary concept…
Papelera Brandia SA produces machine-glazed (MG) kraft papers ranging from 24 to 140g/m2. Their kraft papers are ideal for wrapping and packaging. The brightness of the glazed side of the paper optimizes printability. In 2012, Papelera Brandia started to have…
The new PM 5 for light-weight packaging paper at Modern Karton went into operation on time in Corlu, Turkey, in the middle of 2015. The entire process technology – from the stock preparation to the winder, including automation – was…
With regard to Voith Paper’s press release of 8th July 2015, Toscotec S.p.A. wishes to advise that on 5th December 2014 it filed an application before the Court of Turin in order to have Voith’s patent no. EP 0926296 declared…
Sonoco-Alcore S.a.r.l. today announced it will raise prices for paper-based tubes and cores by at least 5.5 percent, depending on the type of product, to all customers in Italy and Spain effective with shipments beginning on 13th July. "After a…
Kemira has successfully started a new strength resins and solution polymers production line in its paper chemical site in Äetsä, Finland. The new production line was started in April 2015 and the ramp-up of the new production capacity has been…