Wednesday, 10 March 2010 13:30

Metso’s Annual Report 2009 published

Metso Corporation's year 2009 Annual Report, Sustainability report, complete Annual Accounts of the parent company and group (including Board of Director's Report) and Auditor's Report have been published today in Finnish and English. PDF documents of the Metso reports and…
Metso's decision announced on February 8, 2010 to repurchase a maximum number of 300,000 Company's own shares has been fully executed. The share repurchases relate to the Company's incentive programs announced earlier (Metso Share Ownership Plans 2009-12) to be used…
B&B announces price increase for label- and flexible packaging papers up to 8% with validity from 1.4.2010 Considerable cost increases for raw material and strong order income for label – and flexible packaging papers, make it necessary to adapt the…
M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 10 March 2010 at 9.30 M-real Corporation, a part of Metsäliitto Group, reverses earlier made IT cost provisions and books a positive non-recurring item of EUR 12 million in its 1Q 2010 operating result. In…
Following the rebuild of the wet section of paper machine PM4 at Cartiere Modesto Cardella S.p.A., Italy, by international technology Group ANDRITZ, the PrimeFlow TW two-layer headbox with PrimeProfiler F dilution water control, and the first PrimeForm TW gap former…
Kemira Oyj and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) will establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland. The total cost of the research, which will be performed at the center, is estimated at 120 M€, including external funding.…
Dr. Rogowski Steps Down and Dr. Manfred Bischoff Takes Over as Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee and Supervisory Board of Voith AG Heidenheim. Dr. Michael Rogowski is today relinquishing his offices as Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee and the Supervisory…
The continued upward pricing cycle for pulp has recently intensified due to the unfortunate events in Chile which has led some pulp suppliers to suspend deliveries under force majeure. This is compounded by strikes at some transportation companies and ports…
Kasuga of Fuji, Japan has ordered a tissue converting line from Futura SpA of Lucca, Italy. Startup is scheduled for the third quarter of this year. This 2.9-m machine will produce top quality embossed toilet tissue in single- and two-ply.…
The joint-venture company between Corelex Corporation of Japan and New Toyo Pulppy of Vietnam recently started up a 2.8 m wide tissue machine from A Celli Paper, according to the Italian company. The Mill has an output of 80 tons/day…
Chilean stocks fell for a third consecutive session Wednesday, with construction and industrial stocks pulling back from recent gains in the wake of a huge earthquake that will require significant effort to rebuild and repair infrastructure. Chile's IPSA equity index…
The energy chain information can now be managed in real-time. Information that has been entered once will now serve the whole energy chain. The contracting parties' biomass and energy production IT systems will complement each other and allow easy and…
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 10:00

SWUG conference goes a little bit country

The Single Width Users Group (SWUG) will be taking its annual conference to Tamworth this year. The conference will begin on Friday, March 19 and conclude with the SWUG Awards gala presentation on the evening of Sunday, March 21. There…
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 06:46

Sonoco Announces New Price Increases

Sonoco will increase prices for all uncoated recycled paperboard grades in the United States and Canada by $60 per ton effective with shipments on April 5, 2010. In addition, the Company will increase prices on all paperboard industrial converted products…
Ralph de Jong has joined EcoSynthetix Inc. as Director Product Development & Technical Support. He was with BASF for 21 years and most recently was Technical Service Manager, Dispersions and Paper Chemicals for North America. He has a BS degree…
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