Friday, 27 February 2015 08:07
Where have all the flowers gone? 18,000 art lovers walk into a room of poppy paper.
The launch exhibition for Manchester’s newly re-opened and revamped Whitworth art gallery caused a stampede of visitors, but few were to know that James Cropper’s paper lies at the heart of Cornelia Parker’s stunning War Room installation. Thousands of punched…
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Wednesday, 25 February 2015 09:34
Extended high-speed inkjet paper portfolio presented
Mondi is offering a sneak preview of new high-speed inkjet products at Hunkeler Innovation Days 2015 at Hall1, Info 14 Mondi, the international packaging and paper Group, is attending the Hunkeler Innovation Days in Lucerne from 23 – 26 February…
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Monday, 23 February 2015 08:59
ANDRITZ to upgrade pulp drying line for Iggesund Paperboard, Sweden: capacity increase of up to 40%
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Iggesund Paperboard to upgrade the TM4 pulp drying line at its Iggesund mill, Sweden, thus increasing the line’s capacity from currently 230-260 tons to 325 tons per day. Start-up is scheduled…
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Friday, 20 February 2015 10:43
ECOFIBRAS STARTED UP TM#5 IN ARANGUREN, SPAIN, AFTER MAJOR REBUILDING
The Spanish Company ECOFIBRAS ARANGUREN SL, tissue manufacturing facility of the CEL group, has successfully completed and started up in cooperation with Toscotec the major rebuild of the tissue machine TM#5 in Aranguren – Zalla Bizkaia – after a major…
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Wednesday, 18 February 2015 08:35
Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Uetersen Mill
Stora Enso has completed the divestment announced on 13 December 2014 of its Uetersen specialty and coated fine paper mill in Germany to a company mainly owned by the private equity fund Perusa Partners Fund 2. “We have now successfully…
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Monday, 16 February 2015 11:13
Virgin fibre a necessity in chocolate packaging
“When we choose the paperboard for chocolate packaging, the decisive factor is taste and odour neutrality. Of course the paperboard must be suitable for the construction we have chosen but if we do not minimise the risk of the chocolate…
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Friday, 13 February 2015 10:16
Valmet to supply key technology to Metsä Fibre's Äänekoski bioproduct mill project
Valmet and Metsä Fibre have signed a letter of intent according to which Valmet will deliver key technology to Metsä Fibre's planned Äänekoski bioproduct mill in Finland. The letter of intent covers recovery boiler, pulp drying line, gasification plant, and…
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Friday, 13 February 2015 10:05
ANDRITZ to supply key production technologies for new bio-product pulp mill in Finland
International technology Group ANDRITZ has signed a letter of intent with Metsä Fibre to deliver key production technologies for a new bio-product pulp mill with an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons of pulp in Äänekoski, Finland. The order value…
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Thursday, 12 February 2015 08:13
Making Hearts Melt: Chinese Chocolate Printing Craze Wrapped-Up in ‘Cocoa’
3D printing has delivered spare parts to the International Space Station, concept cars and now delicious, personalised Valentine’s Day gifts. Few things can say ‘I love you’ like an image of your loved one perfectly printed in dark, milk and…
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Thursday, 12 February 2015 08:02
Innovative Solutions for Testing the Paper Quality from emtec Electronic
emtec Electronic at the IMPS 2015 in Munich This year the IMPS – International Munich Paper Symposium will take place the 24th time and emtec Electronic GmbH will attend the event with a booth in Munich, Germany. From March 11th…
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Thursday, 12 February 2015 07:53
Strong year for Södra
Södra reported an operating profit of SEK 1,516 million (loss: 417) for 2014. The strong results were due to positive market conditions, healthy prices for finished goods, a favourable currency situation and completed efficiency enhancements. The Board proposes to the…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:30
QualiFlex Crest and QualiFlex Crown press sleeves from Voith to suit all requirements
With QualiFlex Crest and QualiFlex Crown, Voith has launched a new product portfolio for press sleeve that adapts to the specific paper grades and requirements of individual paper machines. QualiFlex Crest excels with its material properties and reliable performance –…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 11:01
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper with JETSCRIPT at the Hunkeler Innovation Days 2015
At the Hunkeler Innovationdays 2015, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper presents the extensive JETSCRIPT range of high performance coated inkjet papers for all high-speed inkjet printing applications. Application example JETSCRIPT MH 1484 CCB: Coupon with secuity feature (coloured base paper) In modern…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 08:48
emtec Preview Tissue World Barcelona 2015
Gaining the Best Tissue Quality with Lowest Possible Costs emtec Electronic at the Tissue World in Barcelona, Spain Also this year emtec Electronic GmbH will attend the „Tissue World Barcelona 2015“ in Barcelona, Spain. From March 17th until March 19th,…
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Wednesday, 11 February 2015 07:51
UPM reduced work-related accidents by 70 percent in three years
UPM has significantly reduced work-related accidents with a three year program called “Step Change in Safety 2012–2014”. UPM’s lost time accident frequency* (LTAF) has decreased by 70% from 15.2 in 2012 to 4.4 in 2014. The Step Change in Safety…
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