Thursday, 16 August 2012 09:54

Endress+Hauser strengthens Supervisory Board

  Endress+Hauser strengthens the Group’s Supervisory Board. The company’s long-serving CFO Fernando Fuenzalida (69) joins the body from 1 August 2012. The Supervisory Board is expanding from six to seven members. This ensures that Mr Fuenzalida will continue to incorporate…
UPM has completed the sale of its closed Papierfabrik Albbruck GmbH to the German Karl Group. UPM permanently ceased graphic paper production at the mill situated in Baden-Württemberg, Germany in January 2012. The Karl Group, experienced in developing industrial sites,…
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, has completed an investment on additional capacity in filtration material at its site in Turin, Italy. The company has started to ramp up its new saturator line, which is expected to be commercial…
Kemira announced on July 26, 2012 that it will start a global restructuring program "Fit for Growth" to improve the company's profitability, internal efficiency and to accelerate growth in the emerging markets. Kemira also announced that the implementation of the…
Fisher International, leading consultants to the pulp and paper industry worldwide, has named Szymon Siuda as Senior Consultant, Europe Office. The appointment reflects an increase in demand for the firm’s products and services among European paper industry suppliers and producers.…
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has acquired Ashbrook Simon-Hartley, a leading provider of belt filter presses, which is a complement and alternative to Alfa Laval’s decanter range in the dewatering…
Wednesday, 01 August 2012 13:15

Vacon to start repurchases of own shares

The Board of Directors of Vacon Plc has decided to utilize the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting held on 27 March 2012 to repurchase the company's shares. The maximum number of shares to be acquired is 60,000 corresponding…
Kemira Oyj announces a global restructuring program "Fit for Growth" to improve the company's profitability, internal efficiency and to accelerate growth in the emerging markets. The cost savings target with the planned program is EUR 60 million on an annualized…
Mondi presents its digital printing papers at Cross Media, 3rd-4th September, London, UK. The Cross Media exhibition brings together printers, agencies and businesses interested in multi-media platforms for marketing campaigns and business opportunities. Mondi will showcase Color Copy, DNS®, and…
Finch and Omya to expand process capabilities in the Glens Falls mill; business agreement expected to expand grade lines well into the future Finch Paper, a dynamic uncoated paper company, has announced a long-term supply agreement with Omya, a leading…
Lenzing AG, global market leader for man-made cellulose fibers, is intensifying its longstanding cooperation with the paper and pulp group Sappi. Both companies have concluded a multi-year pulp delivery contract at comparable terms and conditions with pricing linked to paper…
Group acquires minority in CompuCal Calibration Solutions Endress+Hauser has been providing high level calibration solutions to the process industries for many years. To strengthen this position, the Group has now acquired a minority share in Irish company CompuCal Calibration Solutions…
Friday, 20 July 2012 12:00

New director builds brands

Henk Bremer assumed the position of Commercial Director on 16 April. He says, resolutely: “We are entering a new phase in the Satino story. The first huge step, i.e. thinking in terms of brands, has been completed and the next…
SCA’s acquisition of Georgia-Pacific´s European tissue business has been completed. The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.32 bn on a debt-free basis. The acquired operations had sales in 2011 amounting to EUR 1.25 bn. Georgia-Pacific has a well-established presence in…
Commercial Director Matthew North will deliver a deep insight into the strategy of the Bavarian viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres at this year’s Man-Made Fibers Congress in Dornbirn. In his speech with the title “A Specialist Specialises” he will reveals…