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…
On November 19, 2012, the first state-of-the-art tissue machine in Morocco was started up at Jeesr Industries in Berrechid, close to Casablanca. The Metso-supplied Advantage DCT 100+ line smoothly came on stream according to plan and has been producing high…
Friday, 08 March 2013 13:00

New coarse screen to Stora Enso, Finland

Noss will supply a new RADISCREEN-C coarse screen to Stora Enso, Oulu Mill, Finland. The screen shall be installed after the bleached eucalyptus kraft bale pulper for protection of downstream equipment. Start-up is scheduled for June 2013. RADISCREEN-C is a…
UPM has been awarded the EU Ecolabel Communication Award 2012 in the Producer/Retailer category. UPM Paper is the largest producer of newsprint, graphic and copying papers with the EU Ecolabel. Third-party ecolabels prove the environmental quality of products and support…
Thursday, 07 March 2013 13:30

SCA among the best in the world in ethics

For the sixth consecutive year, SCA has been ranked among the world’s most ethical companies. Each year, the US think-tank Ethisphere Institute meticulously analyzes several thousands of companies from various sectors. Ethisphere selects companies that systematically focus on ethical issues…
After correcting our prices for coated fine paper to some extent during the first quarter 2013, following the significant fall in prices during the last months of 2012, the continuing rise in input costs means that current profitability has by no means reached acceptable levels.  While…
Are you looking for insights into the future of our industry? Are you interested in knowing about the big megatrends shaping paper consumption trends? From today, the complete 2012 End Use Analysis Report from Sappi is available to you, focusing…
Wednesday, 06 March 2013 10:00

Burgo Group and the EU Timber Regulation

On March 3rd, 2013 the European Regulation 955/2010 (known as Timber Regulation) entered into application; it applies to timber and all timber products, including paper. The main goal is to ensure the legal origin of all timber and derived products …
Helsinki-2012 was a banner year at the Metso Flow Laboratory, where a corporate initiative to increase the numbers of valves certified to the most stringent environmental emissions standards continues. In 2012, numerous Neles® metal-seated and Jamesbury® soft-seated valve products were…
Mondi’s new ColorLok® campaign offers a chance to win one of three island holidays to Thailand, Tenerife and Malta With an online island treasure hunt, Mondi asks participants to find the treasure chest and unlock the benefits of ColorLok® Technology…