Hands-on experience opportunities at Creative Pavilion
 
Oriental Culture Zone welcomes exhibiting regional museums

In recent years, consumer behaviour and shopping preference are changing rapidly in China, retailers need to react promptly in order to catch up with the trend. This applies to product variety, as well as store design and style. Many retailers in China are trying to transform their store image from a conventional to sophisticated style.
 
Paperworld China 2016 will present a showcase, “Small yet Beautiful”, a model for stationery retailers. This area aims to help retailers enhance their display thus boosting business results. Local consultant and industry’s key opinion leader, Mr Mark Yang and store designer, Mr Ding Guoji of ODS Brand Design will be there to answer queries and provide solutions that retailers encounter in daily operation during the three-day show running from 20 – 22 September at Shanghai New International Expo Centre. More than 40 best-selling stationery brands in China will be on display in ”Small yet Beautiful”, such as 3M, Deli, edu3, LYRA, MAX, Pilot, Schneider, STU, Stabilo, Trodat, UHOO and Zebra.
 
Hands-on experience opportunities at Creative Pavilion
 
Creative Pavilion is a highlight at Paperworld China for the hobby & craft industry. The pavilion presents tools and materials that turn creativity into reality, and to ignite passion for handcrafts. Cooperating for the first time with PACC, Public Art Coordination Center from Shanghai, various exhibitors are offering hands-on experience at their booths. Visitors can enjoy patchwork, paper cutting, embroidery, stamp carving, pottery, felt wool products and more.
 
Inside the Creative Pavilion is Creative Galleria, a dedicated display area for excellent handmade products. Seminars will also be conducted by experts. Prominent speakers include Mr Takada Kayobi from Japan, who will talk about the certificated qualification on Japan and China, Ms Wang Yuming from Taiwan who is going to present on flower pressing, Mr Zhao Zilong from China will talk about origami, as well as Ms Fang Peiling from Taiwan who will present on creating clay art.
 
Oriental Culture Zone welcomes exhibiting regional museums
 
The special zone which focuses on designs with oriental culture features, Oriental Culture Zone, receives huge support from Art Exhibitions China to gather a group of regional museums to this year’s Paperworld China. The Palace Museum (Forbidden City), Shanghai Museum, Shanxi Provincial Museum Association and Qiuci Cultural Museum are among the participating museums to showcase their collectibles and licensing products.
 
Relevant fringe programme events complement the zone. The forum on “Defining and popularisation of museums and cultural driven brands” is the must-attend event. High-calibre speakers are Dr Arnaud Dubois, Project Manager for Musee des Arts et Metiers, Mr Steve Tseng, Former Chief Director of eslite Foundation for Culture and Arts, Ms Hu Xuwen, General Manager for Shanghai Museum as well as Ms Helen Lin, Senior Manager for Newell Brands.
 
In its 12^th edition, Paperworld China welcomes over 420 exhibitors from China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey. For easy sourcing, there will be a pavilion grouped by Taiwanese exhibitors, a destined area for Asian Designers’ Alliance and regional pavilions from Ningbo, Ninghai, Xiamen, Yiwu and Zhejiang. The show is jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (Shanghai) Co Ltd, the China Chamber of Commerce for I/E of Light Industrial Products & Arts-Crafts and Guangzhou Foreign Trade South China Exhibition Corp Ltd.
 
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Other shows under the Paperworld brand include:
 

• Hong Kong International Stationery Fair
  9 – 12 January 2017, Hong Kong

• Paperworld
  28 – 31 January 2017, Frankfurt am Main

• Paperworld Middle East & Playworld Middle East
  14 – 16 March 2017, Dubai

For more details about these fairs, please visit
www.global.paperworld.messefrankfurt.com

European Paper Industry – Navigating towards the future

The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has kicked off registration for European Paper Week (EPW), taking place on 22-24 November in Brussels. The event will offer for the 18^th time a unique opportunity to liaise with the movers and shakers in the European paper industry. This year, it promises exciting new features: more networking opportunities with a welcome cocktail, a new location at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels city centre and a focus on the key topic of future employee skills and education, to name but a few.

“European Paper Industry - Navigating towards the future” will be the overriding theme. Our sector is navigating in stormy weather, facing a significantly challenging political and economic climate. However, it has a clear vision for 2050. Indeed, EPW will see the launch of a reviewed 2050 Roadmap, examining 80% decarbonisation with 50% added value, five years after the highly-popular first edition.

CEPI is honoured to have Financial Times chief foreign affairs commentator Gideon Rachman, as the moderator of the main EPW session. He and London Business school professor Lucrezia Reichlin will give valuable insights on the global economy and its impact on our industry. In addition, we will look deeply into the means to ensure the sector receives the necessary future investments.

This year’s event will also be the first for recently-appointed CEPI Director General, Sylvain Lhôte, at the helm of the association since the beginning of September. With many years of experience in Brussels and other industries and a newcomer in the sector, Sylvain is ready to make a mark, starting at EPW.

A detailed programme and registration information are available at www.cepi.org/epw. If you need any further information don’t hesitate to email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The event will be held in conjunction with the PPI 2016 Awards, taking place on 21 November.

European Paper Week is one of the most important and respected highlights of the pulp and paper industry calendar. It brings together key players and representatives from across industry, related sectors and the European institutions, providing an annual platform for high-level debate on the issues that really matter to the paper industry. This year, the event will be held at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in the centre of Brussels, Belgium.

Twitter: @EuropeanPaper #epw16 Website: www.cepi.org/epw

CMPC has signed a contract with Voith Paper for the supply of a complete VTM 4 double-width tissue machine, which will be installed in the new production facility of its subsidiary Protisa in Cañete, Peru.

The scope of supply covers the entire machine and provides energy-efficient technologies, including equipment for the approach flow system, MasterJet T headbox, CrescentFormer, NipcoFlex T shoe press, MasterReel reeler with automatic spool change, DCS (Distributed Control System), MCS (Machine Control System) and QCS (Quality Control System) automation systems, as well as the machine's whole start up process.

The project will be supplied in the PLP (Process Line Package) mode, in which Voith is responsible for contracting and managing the supply of all the equipment and services necessary for the operation of the machine.

The machine, which is designed to produce 55,000 metric tons per year and operate at a speed of 2,000 meters per minute, is scheduled to start up in the first half of 2017.

“Voith Paper’s business strategy in South America, which is focused on developing solutions and technologies that add value to the customer's business, has contributed for the company to be chosen as CMPC's partner in this strategic expansion project for the construction of the new tissue mill in Peru", says Flávio Silva, President of Voith Paper South America.

About Voith Paper
Voith Paper is a Group Division of Voith and is one of the leading partners and pioneers in the paper industry. Through constant innovations, Voith Paper is optimizing the paper manufacturing process, focusing on developing resource-conserving products to reduce the use of energy, water and fibers. Furthermore, Voith Paper offers a broad service portfolio for all sections of the paper manufacturing process.

About the company
Voith sets standards in the markets for energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials, transport & automotive. Founded in 1867, Voith employs more than 20,000 people, generates €4.3 billion in sales, operates in over 60 countries around the world and is one of the biggest family owned companies in Europe.*
* Excluding the discontinued Group Division Voith Industrial Services.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Deinking agent Industry Market Report - 2016" report to their offering.

The 'Global and Chinese Deinking Agent Industry, 2011-2021 Market Research Report' is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the global Deinking Agent industry with a focus on the Chinese market.

The report provides key statistics on the market status of the Deinking Agent manufacturers and is a valuable source of guidance and direction for companies and individuals interested in the industry.

Firstly, the report provides a basic overview of the industry including its definition, applications and manufacturing technology. Then, the report explores the international and Chinese major industry players in detail. In this part, the report presents the company profile, product specifications, capacity, production value, and 2011-2016 market shares for each company.

Through the statistical analysis, the report depicts the global and Chinese total market of Deinking Agent industry including capacity, production, production value, cost/profit, supply/demand and Chinese import/export. The total market is further divided by company, by country, and by application/type for the competitive landscape analysis.

The report then estimates 2016-2021 market development trends of Deinking Agent industry. Analysis of upstream raw materials, downstream demand, and current market dynamics is also carried out.

In the end, the report makes some important proposals for a new project of Deinking Agent Industry before evaluating its feasibility.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction
2. Manufacturing Technology
3. Analysis of Global Key Manufacturers
4. 2011-2016 Global and Chinese Market Analysis
5. Market Status of the Industry
6. 2016-2021 Market Forecast of Global and Chinese Industry
7. Analysis of the Industry Chain
8. Global and Chinese Economic Impact on the Industry
9. Market Dynamics
10. Proposals for New Projects
11. Research Conclusions

For more information about this report visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v8kpzb/global_and

Calle Loikkanen (M.Sc.Econ) has been appointed Director, Investor Relations (IR) at Valmet. He starts in his new position on September 20, 2016 and reports to Kari Saarinen, CFO at Valmet.

Calle has previously worked as Investor Relations manager at Valmet and as Portfolio manager and Investment advisor at Aktia.

"Calle has worked in our Investor Relations team for several years ever since Valmet became an independent, stock listed company. This background and his previous experience provide a good basis to continue Valmet's strong investor relations work," says Kari Saarinen.

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy. 

Valmet's net sales in 2015 were approximately EUR 2.9 billion. Our 12,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

Metsä Tissue has selected Valmet as supplier for the upgrades of tissue machine TM3 in Raubach, Germany and the tissue machine in Pauliström, Sweden.

The orders were included in Valmet's second quarter 2016, orders received. The value of the orders will not be disclosed.

Earlier this year Metsä Tissue started up its tissue machine TM1 in Raubach, Germany after Valmet's extensive rebuild of the wet section, where a new OptiFlo II TIS headbox and an Advantage ViscoNip press were installed. The target of this rebuild was to enhance the product qualities as well as energy efficiency and process performance in a sustainable way. 

TM3 in Raubach will be equipped with the same headbox as TM1 while Pauliström will replace its existing shoe press and Yankee dryer with Valmet's Advantage ViscoNip press and cast iron Yankee cylinder.

"We are impressed by the results of the new OptiFlo headbox and the Advantage ViscoNip press, but also by the great team work we had in the TM1 project at our Raubach mill. Altogether it has convinced us to extend our cooperation with Valmet also for the new projects in Germany and Sweden," says Guido Bröcker, Senior Vice President Technology from Metsä Tissue.

"With this kind of upgrades the performance and product quality of existing tissue machines can be increased significantly without major investments. We are proud to continue the excellent teamwork we have developed with Metsä Tissue also in the coming projects. We are looking forward to working together to improve their production assets as well as energy efficiency and product quality with Valmet's state-of-the-art technology," says Björn Magnus, Sales Director, Tissue Mills Business Unit from Valmet

Technical information

The machine rebuild to be delivered by Valmet for TM3 in Raubach includes a new OptiFlo II TIS headbox, upgrade of the approach flow system and new screens. The Pauliström tissue machine rebuild consists of an Advantage ViscoNip press and a cast iron Yankee cylinder as well as installation services.

Information about the customer Metsä Tissue

Metsä Tissue is one of the leading tissue paper products suppliers to households and professionals in Europe and the world's leading supplier of baking and cooking papers. Metsä Tissue is part of Metsä Group, which is a forest industry group focusing on wood supply and forest services, wood products, pulp, fresh forest fibre paperboards and tissue and cooking papers. Metsä Group's sales totalled EUR 5.0 billion in 2015, and it employs approximately 9,600 people. The Group operates in some 30 countries.

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.

Valmet's net sales in 2015 were approximately EUR 2.9 billion. Our 12,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from ZAOR “Narodnoye Predpriyatie Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill named after S.P. Titov”, the leading packaging producer in Russia, to upgrade and modernize its PM K-28 paper machine in Chelny. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2018.

ANDRITZ will deliver a new PrimeCoat Size press with a PrimeAir Glide air turn and a new PrimeReel pope reel with two new under-the-machine pulpers as well as complete new mechanical and electric drives for the paper machine and a new QC system. The new components will enable the mill to further increase its production.

Order handshake by Georg-Michael Sautter, ANDRITZ Senior Director Sales, Paper and Board Machines (left) and Andrei Fomichev, General Director, KBK Photo: Andritz

The machine has a design speed of 800 m/min at a width of 4.2 m and produces testliner and kraftliner.

After successful completion of the wet section rebuild in 2014, this follow-up order confirms the excellent business relationship between ANDRITZ and Naberezhnye Chelny.

ANDRITZ PULP & PAPER is a leading global supplier of equipment, systems, and services for the production and processing of all types of pulps, paper, tissue, and cardboard. The technologies cover processing of logs, annual fibers, and waste paper; production of chemical pulp, mechanical pulp, and recycled fibers, recovery and reuse of chemicals, preparation of paper machine furnish; the production of paper, tissue, and board; calendering and coating of paper; as well as treatment of reject materials and sludge. The service range includes modernization, rebuilds, spare and wear parts, service and maintenance, as well as machine transfer and second-hand equipment. Biomass, steam, and recovery boilers, as well as gasification plants for power generation, flue gas cleaning plants, plants for the production of nonwovens, dissolving pulp, and panelboards (MDF) as well as recycling plants are also allocated to the business area.

PT OKI is installing the innovative BTG's inline sensors and analyzers at their world-class new fiberline in Indonesia. “BTG is proud to partner with PT OKI for this significant project and we are committed to the delivery of results by supplementing our cutting edge measurement technology with best in class service and support”, said Brian Pahl, President, BTG Group.

The BTG scope of supply for this project includes pulp consistency transmitters, kappa analyzers, bleach load transmitters, dissolved lignin transmitters as well as brightness, chemical residual sensors and filtrate extractors. The package delivers fast, accurate measurement of critical fiberline variables, embraces simplicity in design, and targets the lowest cost of ownership. The BTG sensors will be central to the control of key metrics including yield and chemical dosage.

About PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills

PT OKI Pulp and Paper Mills is Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) Group’s latest green field project located in South Sumatra, Indonesia. This millsite under construction is designed to produce 2.5 million tons per year of bleached hardwood kraft pulp in Phase One from two fiberlines. APP is one of the world’s largest pulp and paper manufacturer and is responsible for delivering quality products to meet the growing global demand for tissue, packaging and paper. Today, APP markets its products in more than 120 countries across six continents.

About BTG

BTG is a multinational provider of tailored solutions for the global pulp and paper industry. Our focus is to deliver sustainable gains in business performance for our customers through application expertise and industry-leading technologies.

BTG is an operating unit of Spectris plc, a London listed company based in Egham, UK. We operate four manufacturing sites, three research centers and strategically located regional service and application centers worldwide.

Burgo EU Ecolabel certified paper range expands with the European Union’s environmental quality label (EC Reg n. 66/2010).

After Verzuolo and Duino paper mills, Burgo announces that Burgo Ardennes (Belgium) and Tolmezzo for the Office Papers range obtained the Ecolabel trademark; this is a certificate of excellence that guarantees respect for environmental criteria and a reduced environmental impact throughout the product’s full life cycle.

The EU Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme which Burgo decided to adhere to in order to pursue and maintain over time its strong commitment towards environmental performance, according to a wide variety of strict environmental criteria that were laid down at a European level.

Obtaining the label means undergoing rigorous certification procedures based on scientific studies  approved by the Union’s Member States and ratified by a Decision of the European Commission.

Specifically, the EU Eurolabel guarantees that manufacture of paper:

•  makes use of recycled fibres or virgin fibres from sustainably managed forests
•  enhances atmospheric emissions reduction of sulphur and greenhouse gases during the whole production process
•  reduces the presence of chlorine compounds and organic substances in water effluents
•  cuts down energy consumption during the whole production process
•  guarantees waste management during the whole production process.

For the consumer’s benefit, the flower logo that identifies the Ecolabel is the guarantee provided by the EU of the ecological qualities and advantages of using the products which go beyond the manufacturer’s own label and make it possible to immediately identify products that match quality with respect for the environment, abating any negative environmental impact throughout the product’s life‐cycle. EU Ecolabelled products, in fact, use less energy during the production stage, they are easier to recycle and consume fewer natural resources.

For the consumer’s benefit, the flower logo that identifies the Ecolabel is the guarantee provided by the EU of the ecological qualities and advantages of using the products which go beyond  the  manufacturer’s own  label and  make it  possible  to immediately identify products that match quality with respect for the environment, abating any negative environmental impact throughout the product’s life‐cycle. EU Ecolabelled products, in fact, use less energy during the production stage, they are easier to recycle and consume fewer natural resources.

Burgo Group is one of the European leading manufacturers of graphic and specialty papers; Burgo Group is paper system: production, distribution, finishing of forest products, paper production infrastructure, factoring and energy.

Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. has filed a request for arbitration against Valmet Celulose, Papel é Energia Ltda, Valmet AB and Valmet Technologies Oy, subsidiaries of Valmet Oyj, claiming approximately Euro 80 million. 

The arbitration relates to separate Equipment Sales Agreements for the Suzano Imperatriz pulp mill project in Brazil. Valmet disputes the claims brought by Suzano and will also actively pursue claims of its own against Suzano for breach by Suzano of its obligations under the Agreements.

Further information, please contact:

Rasmus Oksala, General Counsel, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0026
Hanna-Maria Heikkinen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Valmet, tel. +358 10 672 0007

Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries. We aim to become the global champion in serving our customers.

Valmet's strong technology offering includes pulp mills, tissue, board and paper production lines, as well as power plants for bioenergy production. Our advanced services and automation solutions improve the reliability and performance of our customers' processes and enhance the effective utilization of raw materials and energy.

Valmet's net sales in 2015 were approximately EUR 2.9 billion. Our 12,000 professionals around the world work close to our customers and are committed to moving our customers' performance forward - every day. Valmet's head office is in Espoo, Finland and its shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki.

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