Friday, 18 January 2013 13:45
Increased reliance on domestic Eucalyptus fiber by Spanish pulp mills
Increased reliance on domestic Eucalyptus fiber by Spanish pulp mills has resulted in a dramatic reduction in wood chip shipments from Uruguay, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly European pulpmills imported much less Eucalyptus chips from Latin America during 2012, mainly…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 13:15
Vaahto Group has made an Agreement to Sell Project Business to Bellmer GMBH
Vaahto Paper Technology Ltd, a company within the Vaahto Group, has on 16 January 2013 entered into an initial agreement for the sale of the Vaahto Paper Technology group's Projects business and the spare part and small projects businesses belonging…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 13:00
UPM Plans to Reduce 580,000 Tonnes of Graphic Paper Capacity in Europe
The continuing challenges in European economy have significantly impacted the consumption of paper, exacerbating the effect of structural changes in paper end-uses and resulting in further decline in the demand of graphic papers in Europe. High costs and significant overcapacity…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 12:30
BASF and Zelfo Technology collaborate on micro-fibrillated cellulose (MFC)
BASF and Zelfo Technology have signed an agreement for the transfer of IP rights of the latest Zelfo processing technology for the efficient and cost-effective production of micro-fibrillated cellulose. The newly developed technology concerns the engineering of superior micro-fibrillated cellulose…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 11:30
Relocation of Norske Skog's headquarters to Oslo
The President and CEO, Sven Ombudstvedt, has signed a lease contract for Norske Skog's new headquarters at Skøyen. The headquarters will be located centrally at Skøyen in Fram Eiendom's new building in 49 Karenslyst Allé in Oslo. The move will…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 11:00
Burgo to stop production at Mantova newsprint mill in Italy
Burgo Group communicates the suspension of production at Mantova Mill starting February 9th, 2013. Current production capacity of the plant is 150,000 tons/year of Newsprint. The decision is due to the unsustainable impact of energy costs in Italy. Additional causes are European…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 10:45
The Burgo Group plant in Verzuolo has obtained its EMAS registration
The Burgo Group plant in Verzuolo (Cuneo) has obtained its EMASregistration from the Ecolabel and Ecoaudit board of the Italian Department for the Environment. This is a very important result for this paper mill where the Group was founded more than a century…
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Friday, 18 January 2013 09:26
One step closer to wood-based carbon fibres
On 18 December, Ylva Nordström defended her licentiate thesis “Development of softwood kraft lignin based carbon fibers” at Luleå Technical University. The work was carried out within the LigniCarb project at Innventia and demonstrates promising research findings with carbon fibres…
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013 10:32
Nalco and Wetend Technologies Ltd Reach Patent Agreement
Nalco, an Ecolab company based in the U.S., and Wetend Technologies Ltd, a technology and innovation company based in Finland, have reached a global patent settlement agreement that includes the dismissal of a current lawsuit between the two companies. The…
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Wednesday, 16 January 2013 06:17
A paper with flair: Mondi’s 2013 Color Copy campaign brings haute couture to the modern office
The launch of Mondi’s 2013 Color Copy campaign showcases haute couture made from Color Copy and offers a chance to win trips to the world’s fashion capitals International packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi launched its new haute couture Color Copy…
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 09:59
Metso to divest Metso Husum AB to Pichano Holding AB
Metso has divested all its shares of Metso Husum AB to Pichano Holding AB, as a result of a restructing plan of its service workshop network in Sweden. The business was transferred on January 1, 2013. The value of the…
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Tuesday, 08 January 2013 08:00
Rottneros: Successful product development results in continued production of groundwood pulp
The Rottneros Group has decided to continue to produce groundwood pulp at Rottneros Mill. The initiative to improve the groundwood mill's process has resulted in the mill producing and marketing a new grade with properties that are particularly attractive to…
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Friday, 04 January 2013 09:57
International Paper Completes Acquisition of Sabanci Shares in Olmuksa Corrugated Packaging Joint Venture in Turkey
International Paper today announced it has completed the acquisition of the shares of its joint venture partner Sabanci Holding in the Turkish corrugated packaging company Olmuksa, for a purchase price of $56 million. International Paper had obtained regulatory approval for the deal in…
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Thursday, 27 December 2012 12:24
Clariant divests Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses to SK Capital
Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, has signed an agreement to divest its Textile Chemicals, Paper Specialties and Emulsions businesses to SK Capital. The total consideration of the sale amounts to approximately CHF 502 million, out of which approximately…
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Friday, 21 December 2012 15:00
UPM sells 6000 hectares of forest land to Taaleritrdas
UPM and Taaleritehdas have agreed today on the sale of 6,000 hectares of forest land. The estates are located in Central and Eastern Finland in Pyhäntä, Utajärvi, Kiuruvesi and Ilomantsi. At the same time the parties have signed an agreement…
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