Tuesday, 08 June 2010 14:44

Metso’s measuring maintenance services ensure control loop operation

Metso has developed Metso DNA Loop Monitoring Services through which it is possible to monitor even up to hundreds of control loops and ensure their proper operation in real time. The services are suitable, for example, for the pulp, paper,…
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 14:42

Metso extends its offering in pulp mill information applications

Metso has packaged and further developed its Metso DNA pulp mill information management offering. One of the novelties is Metso DNA Pulp Reporting, which features an easy-to-implement, web-based, mill-wide reporting application. It collects key data from all pulp mill departments…
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 14:29

Metso’s metal-to-metal precision adds to consistency transmitter durability

Metso has developed Metso Rotating Consistency Transmitter to better meet user needs. This universal transmitter suits all pulp and papermaking applications. It is based on Metso’s long, in-depth experience in developing world-class consistency transmitters featuring several patents. Metso Rotating Consistency…
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 14:12

New Metso on-line sensor measures formation like a papermaker

Metso has introduced a new scanning formation sensor, called Metso IQ Formation Measurement, which uses high-speed image capture and analysis technology to define small-scale sheet uniformity. Machine operators can quickly optimize sheet formation visually and meet formation index specifications to…
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Tuesday, 08 June 2010 10:12

Segezha Packaging group is to cease its operations in the company in Spain

Segezha Packaging Group ("Segezha") announced today that it will close its paper sack factory Segezha Packaging S.A.U, which is located in Almeria, Spain, due to DUE TO CONTINUED LOSSES AND THE NEGATIVE MARKET SITUATION. The closing down production and the…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 15:30

Sonoco to Present at J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference

HARTSVILLE, S.C., Jun 07, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, will speak to the investment community on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, at the J.P. Morgan 5th Annual Diversified Industries Conference held in…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 14:30

Lighter weight boards reduce carbon footprints

New research, conducted for M-real Consumer Packaging, has found that within the same grade (brand), the carbon footprint of a cartonboard reduces at least in proportion to its basis weight.  A 15% reduction in board weight equates to a 18%…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 13:30

News from EV Group Oy - The Runnability Team

Stora Enso Anjala PM 2 has ordered EV EasyOne™ runnability components and services to improve runnability at the 1st and 2nd drying sections.Also the first foreign paper mills have ordered EV EasyOne™ technology and many customers worldwide are very interested…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 12:50

M-real organises a Capital Markets Day on 10 June 2010 in Italy

M-real Corporation, a part of Metsäliitto Group, organises a Capital Markets Day on June 10, 2010 in Parma region, Italy. The event is organised on invitational basis for analysts. The theme of the day is ‘M-real's turn-around and future direction'.…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 11:54

“Innovating for the future: the forest and paper industry towards a low carbon economy”

Tokyo (Japan) – FAO Headquarters. “From the forests through to the end products we can provide solutions which are environmentally friendly, renewable and which ensure sustainable growth, and all of which contribute to climate change mitigation and carbon emission reduction”.…
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Monday, 07 June 2010 10:47

First International Stakeholder Members Announced

“PEFC membership provides a forum to meet and discuss the various challenges in the field of forestry and forest product markets amongst different stakeholders," explained Mikko Ohela, Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the Metsaliitto Group, one of the…
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Friday, 04 June 2010 21:11

Mayr-Melnhof Packaging acquires largest Chilean folding carton producer

Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has made a first step into the region of Latin America and announces the acquisition of a 70 % participation in Marinetti S.A., located in Santiago de Chile. The former family shareholders hold the remaining shares.The company produces…
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Friday, 04 June 2010 21:08

Shareholding in Karton Deisswil AG sold to Swiss Investors’ Group

The Mayr-Melnhof Group has sold its entire shareholding in Karton Deisswil AG to a regional Swiss group of investors. The production of cartonboard remains discontinued. A major part of the ongoing customer orders is already serviced through the plant network…
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Friday, 04 June 2010 21:06

UPM'S financial reporting and annual general meeting in 2011

In 2011, UPM will publish the following financial reports: Financial Review for the year 2010 will be published on 2 February 2011; Interim Report for January–March 2011 will be published on 28 April 2011; Interim Report for January–June 2011 will…
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Friday, 04 June 2010 21:03

Box Compression tests confirm lightweight boards can be used without compromise on quality

M-real Consumer Packaging has carried out box compression tests that uniquely study the performance of cartonboard packaging in real life situations such as stacking and palletising. The tests have confirmed that lighter weight boards can be used without compromising the…
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