Friday, 02 September 2011 12:30
Metso signs strategic equipment supplier agreement for biomass refineries with Inbicon
Metso has signed an agreement with Inbicon A/S of Denmark for the supply of technology capable of converting biomass into second generation fuel ethanol. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed.The agreement covers cooperation in designing and supplying…
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Friday, 02 September 2011 10:30
UPM plans to reduce 1.3 millon tonnes of paper capacity in Europe
As part of the Myllykoski integration, UPM has completed a comprehensive review of the long term competitiveness of its publication paper mills. The review has covered asset efficiency, production input availability and costs as well as end-use markets.As a result…
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Friday, 02 September 2011 08:27
Metso sharpens its business portfolio
Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors has decided to modify the company’s business structure in order to more effectively reach the company’s future business targets. According to the decision, Metso’s Power business, which is presently part of Energy and Environmental Technology…
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Thursday, 01 September 2011 15:00
M-real's divestment of Hallein pulp mill closed
M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, has on 1 September closed the transaction to divest the entire share capital in M-real Hallein GmbH to the Schweighofer Group. The signing of the transaction was announced on 30 June 2011. The divestment…
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Thursday, 01 September 2011 12:00
SCA to invest more than SEK 800m in tissue and improved newsprint
SCA will invest SEK 460m in a tissue machine upgrade in the US. A decision has also been made to rebuild a paper machine in Ortviken for the manufacture of improved newsprint, an investment totalling SEK 350m. To meet demand…
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Thursday, 01 September 2011 11:00
Juha Rouhiainen appointed Vice President, Investor Relations of Metso
Juha Rouhiainen, (MSSc.), has been appointed Vice President, Investor Relations for the Metso Group. He will start in his new position on October 31, 2011 at the latest. Juha will report to Harri Nikunen, CFO. Juha will join Metso from…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 14:26
Södra Cell Mönsterås prepares to restart
On 12 August, a fire broke out in a chip conveyor at Södra's pulp mill in Mönsterås. The wind caused the fire to spread quickly to the chip stacks, but extensive efforts to extinguish the fire meant it was restricted…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 11:48
ABK Group has taken over Overmeccanica
ABK Group, one of the major designers and manufacturers of complete machines and specialised equipment for the paper and board industry with headquarters in France, is pleased to announce the set up of a new company, ABK Italia S.p.A. (former…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011 09:37
Kadant Expands Water Management Product Offering with M-Clean Papertech Acquisition
Kadant Inc. recently expanded its product lines with the acquisition of M-Clean Papertech AB, a Europe-based supplier of paper machine fabric and roll cleaning systems. The acquisition was completed in May 2011 and the company will be re-named Kadant M-Clean…
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 16:08
ABB to supply automation and electrification for new bioboiler at Bomhus Energi in Gävle, Sweden
ABB’s automation and electrification systems help create an environmentally friendly, reliable and efficient operation ABB, the leading power and automation group, has won an order for the electrification and automation system of a new bioboiler and turbine, including fuel management,…
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Wednesday, 24 August 2011 10:20
Management reshuffle at Södra
Urban Eriksson is to be the new CEO of Södra Interiör. He will be leaving his position as President of Södra Skog and Director of Forestry at Södra.At the same time Håkan Svensson, current CEO of Södra Interiör, will be…
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Tuesday, 23 August 2011 13:55
Mondi SCP’s PM18 beats own world record as fastest paper machine of its kind.
The world’s fastest running paper machine with a single shoe press, PM18, achieved a new speed record on August 9th 2011, producing 1620 metres of paper/minute. Ružomberok, Slovakia, August 23rd 2011 – Since the start-up of PM18 eight years ago,…
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Monday, 22 August 2011 11:59
ANDRITZ to supply stock preparation equipment to SCA Hygiene Products, Austria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from SCA Hygiene Products GmbH to supply equipment for the expansion of the deinking plant for paper machine no. 4 at its Ortmann mill, Austria. Start-up is scheduled for June 2012. The…
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Friday, 19 August 2011 11:30
External fire support services leave Södra Cell Mönsterås
The large water cannons are leaving Södra Cell Mönsterås following the fire which broke out on the chip conveyor last Friday. The cannons started to roll out on from the site on Thursday evening (18 August), and the remainder will…
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Thursday, 18 August 2011 14:00
SCA injects £15 million into UK tissue mill
SCA has invested £15 million in new state-of-the-art equipment at its Tyne Valley production site. The move will inject vital funding into the local economy while securing jobs and creating new employment. The £15 million has been used to fund…
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