Kemira will open a new AKD-emulsion line in Sweden to better serve big sizing clients. New capacity will be available during summer 2013. AKD is an alkyl ketene dimer based sizing agent, which impacts paper and board hydrophobicity or water…
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, announces that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Dow Water & Process Solutions (DW&PS), a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), to use Ahlstrom's Disruptor® technology in drinking…
Kemira's new organizational structure has been operational since October 1, 2012 and as announced earlier, financial reporting according to the new structure started as of January 1, 2013. Kemira's reporting segments are Paper, Municipal & Industrial, Oil & Mining, and…
In spite of difficult market conditions in its core fiber business, the Lenzing Group succeeded in achieving the second best business result in its history in the 2012 financial year. This can be attributed to new record fiber sales volumes…
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 12:26

Low bids spell end of Södra Cell Tofte sale

Södra is now ceasing efforts to sell Södra Cell Tofte due to the fact that the bids received are too low. This decision will now be reported to the county. If no solution is found during the month-long qualifying period,…
Wednesday, 20 March 2013 10:18

Norske Skog to curtail newsprint production

In order to avoid unnecessary build up of inventory, Norske Skog will temporarily idle one paper machine (PM2) at Norske Skog Skogn from June. PM2 has an annual production capacity of 130 000 tonnes. Skogn has an annual capacity of 550…
Metso has received a repeat order for two complete tissue production lines for the Turkish Hayat Kimya A.S. Each production line will include an Advantage DCT 200 TS tissue machine, and they will be installed at the company’s new mill…
The new Metso Fiber Image Analyzer (Metso FS5) expands the horizons of laboratory testing fiber samples, enabling pulp and paper mills to unlock the true value potential of their raw material for optimum end product quality. Enhanced accuracy, reliability and…
New online measurements and analyses for more stable, productive tissue machine operation Metso's comprehensive tissue machine automation solution is complemented with newly updated products: furnish analysis and control, machinery condition and process stability diagnosis and high speed web break analysis…
International technology Group ANDRITZ reached an important milestone with the supply of equipment for Europe’s largest kraft paper machine: the PrimeDry Steel Yankee (diameter 6.7 meters, weight 150 t) was successfully delivered to the Zellstoff Pöls AG mill in Austria. The largest…
SCA presents its 2012 Annual Report and Sustainability Report on www.sca.com. In recent years, SCA has transformed into a leading, global hygiene and forest products company with a strong and award-winning sustainability profile. In conjunction with this, SCA has decided…
Making good things even better – that is the recipe for success for both BASF and its employees. Last year, the company implemented nearly 20,000 suggestions for improvement from employees worldwide and as a result saved more than €50 million.…
UPM has received the Sustainability Award 2013 for Breakthrough Innovation in Technology in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The award which recognises the innovation that is taking place in the development of truly sustainable and renewable fuels is presented by the World…
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received orders to supply a High Energy Recovery Boiler (HERB) and further environmental technologies for Mondi mills in Slovakia, Sweden, and the Czech Republic. The orders are part of Mondi’s program to increase energy efficiency…
Stora Enso has been included in Ethisphere Institute’s 2013 list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. The Ethisphere list recognises companies’ ethical leadership, compliance practices and corporate social responsibility. This is now the sixth time running that Stora Enso has been selected for…