Friday, 17 October 2014 10:29
Kemira expands production capacity at San Giorgio site in Italy
Kemira will make a multimillion investment in a production line expansion of process and functional chemistries at San Giorgio site in Italy. The production starts in the beginning of the year 2015 and reaches the full production capacity by the…
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Thursday, 16 October 2014 14:17
BASF to divest global textile chemicals business to Archroma
BASF and Archroma have agreed on the sale of BASF’s global textile chemicals business to Archroma, a supplier of specialty chemicals to the textile, paper and emulsions industries. Archroma is a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, a private investment…
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014 09:26
New Eco High-Speed Inkjet Paper from Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is introducing two new eco inkjet papers for high-speed printing: JETSCRIPT DT 8002 and DT 9002, which are suitable for Transactional and Transpromo communications and complete the Mitsubishi range. The new inkjet papers have matte eco top-surfaces…
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Monday, 13 October 2014 11:01
Bekaert Solaronics installs GemDryer® and Energy Recovery System at Metsä Board Tako, Finland
Bekaert Solaronics installed a GemDryer® system with Gem12E emitters at Metsä Board Tako in Finland. The delivery includes also an Energy Recovery System (ERS) to be linked to the air dryer. The objective of the investment is to replace the…
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Monday, 13 October 2014 07:23
Rottneros sells the CTMP equipment of Utansjö Mill
Rottneros AB (publ) has reached an agreement to sell the CTMP equipment of the Utansjö Mill to BillerudKorsnäs. “We are pleased that our CTMP equipment is a good fit within the large investment BillerudKorsnäs is making in Frövi and Rockhammar”…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 12:09
Mondi Syktyvkar €30 million pulp dryer project nears completion
The €30 million large-scale pulp dryer project for the production of softwood market pulp at Mondi Group’s Syktyvkar mill is nearing completion. Mondi Syktyvkar celebrated its 45th anniversary this year and the investment demonstrates Mondi’s continued commitment to the operation.…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 11:09
Iggesund’s investments led to sought-after industry award
Over the past four years Iggesund Paperboard has invested more than 370 million euro to improve the energy solutions at its paperboard mills in Iggesund, Sweden and Workington, England. Compared with the situation a decade ago, the company has succeeded…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 10:31
UK Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tq6qjq/packaging_paper) has announced the addition of the "Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014" report to their offering. “Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014” This market report examines the market for paper and board packaging in…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 10:14
BASF reorganizes its paper chemicals business
BASF is changing the organizational set-up of its paper chemicals business to strengthen its competitiveness and better meet the needs of the paper industry. BASF is a leading global supplier to the paper industry and offers a comprehensive range of…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 15:07
Competition authority prevents acquisition of Uetersen paper mill
On 9 October, Brigl & Bergmeister withdrew its application to the German Federal Cartel Office for approval of the merger with the Uetersen paper mill. In May 2014, Brigl & Bergmeister GmbH signed an agreement for acquisition of the Uetersen…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 15:03
Stora Enso’s Uetersen Mill buyer withdraws application for merger
As earlier communicated, Stora Enso signed an agreement in May 2014 to divest its Uetersen specialty and coated fine paper mill in Germany to Brigl & Bergmeister, an Austrian specialty paper producer. Stora Enso recorded a negative non-recurring item of…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 06:12
Ahlstrom to start co-operation negotiations at its Kauttua production line
Ahlstrom, a high performance fiber-based materials company, today announced that it will start on October 16, 2014, co-operation negotiations with employee representatives at its Kauttua production line in Finland as part of its earlier announced rightsizing program. The negotiations will…
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 21:08
Stora Enso divests its coreboard and core manufacturer Corenso
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Corenso business operations to the Finnish packaging materials company Powerflute Oyj. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately EUR 90 million, and the expected all cash consideration approximately EUR 75…
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 20:07
SCA’s Hygiene Matters 2014 Consumer Survey; Continued Global Need for Increased Access to Hygiene Products and Knowledge
Hygiene Matters 2014 is the fourth global consumer survey commissioned by leading global hygiene and forest products company SCA. The aim is to raise awareness among decision makers, experts and the general public globally, of the connection between hygiene, health…
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Monday, 06 October 2014 22:25
James Cropper Sponsors Third Edition of Frieze Masters Art Fair
British paper innovators and suppliers of archival and display papers to the world’s leading art galleries and artists joins international collectors to celebrate the work of past masters. Since 2012, Frieze Masters has brought art lovers and selected international galleries…
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