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…
Monday, 16 July 2012 09:26

Clariant present a new design

We are pleased to present our company’s new branding. Clariant has undergone a fundamental change in recent years. After successfully completing a restructuring phase, we have resolutely aligned ourselves for profitable growth. We want to become the global leader in…
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 13:30

ContiTech Sustainability Portal Augmented

ContiTech is constantly enhancing its ‚Engineering Green Value‘ performance, thus underlining the Corporation’s economical, ecological and social responsibility   The ContiTech AG Sustainability Portal is currently being augmented with new content regarding the Corporation´s sustainability performance. A focal point includes…
On Friday 6th July, Palm Paper produced the one millionth tonne of newsprint on Lynn PM7. This is a remarkable achievement and a milestone that has been reached far earlier than was the expectation at the start-up of the machine…
The SCA Graphic Laakirchen AG PM 10 was successfully started up on January 23, 2012 after a Metso-supplied press section rebuild in Laakirchen, Austria. The main target of the modernization was to increase production and to decrease energy consumption.  “Our…
Kemira is introducing KemFlite™, a new concept to reduce paper and board machine problems that are caused by deposits due to the agglomeration of hydrophobic particles. These particles typically originate from wood pitch, stickies or binders in coated broke and…
SCA has named Joséphine Edwall-Björklund as its new Senior Vice President Corporate Communications. Joséphine Edwall-Björklund, 48, has held leading positions in communications since 1988. She currently holds the position of Vice President Communications at Ericsson Global Services. She has been…
The European Commission has today, 5 July 2012, approved SCA's acquisition of Georgia-Pacific's European tissue business. The purchase price amounts to EUR 1.32 bn on a debt free basis. The operations have approximately 4,700 employees. The acquisition confirms SCA’s position…
UPM is entering into exclusive negotiations with VPK Packaging Group NV and Klingele Papierwerke through their newly created joint venture company, for the sale of assets and part of the land at the UPM Stracel paper mill site in Strasbourg,…
Following the successful completion of the environmental impact assessment process for the new TENCEL® production plant in Lenzing/Upper Austria nine months after the formal filing of the project, Lenzing AG was formally granted a legally binding building permit by the…