Monday, 30 January 2023 10:27
Joining forces: Optimized stock preparation portfolio from Voith and Toscotec for tissue production
For more than two years now, Toscotec has been a subsidiary of Voith and since then has been serving the business with new lines and major rebuilds in the tissue paper sector for the entire Voith Group. As a result,…
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Monday, 30 January 2023 09:41
Toscotec to supply a complete press section rebuild to Cartiera Pirinoli in Italy
Italian carton board manufacturer Cartiera Pirinoli selected Toscotec for the rebuild of the entire press section of PM1 at its Roccavione site in Northern Italy. The project is planned for the second half of 2023. In order to ensure the…
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Friday, 27 January 2023 12:30
Reliable, flexible and efficient quality measurement and control OnQuality successfully commissioned at customers Smurfit Kappa, WEPA and Johns Manville
Quality control systems are an important factor in paper production to continuously optimize production and quality processes. Thanks to their compact design, flexible use and high reliability, Voith's OnQuality quality control systems (QCS) have already been used in over 750…
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Friday, 27 January 2023 12:27
Kemira strengthens services offering by acquiring advanced process optimization start-up SimAnalytics
Kemira strengthens services offering by acquiring advanced process optimization start-up SimAnalytics Kemira announced in August 2021 its investment in SimAnalytics and has now acquired the rest of the business. With the acquisition, Kemira strengthens its capability to support its customers’…
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Friday, 27 January 2023 12:22
Stora Enso signs an agreement to divest its Hylte paper site and will discontinue the Anjala site divestment process
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its paper production site in Hylte, Sweden and all its related assets to Sweden Timber, a Sweden-based sawmill and planing mill company. The enterprise value is approximately EUR 18 million. The completion…
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Wednesday, 25 January 2023 12:20
Colourform and maison perrier-jouët box up the perfect blend of beauty and sustainability
Maison Perrier-Jouët, one of France’s most historic and distinctive champagne houses, has partnered with sustainable packaging brand, COLOURFORM by James Cropper, to challenge the norms of luxury. Together they have created an eco-designed gift box that marries beauty with environmental…
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Tuesday, 17 January 2023 11:29
Kelheim Fibres welcomes EU agreement on deforestation-free supply chains
The renowned viscose fibre manufacturer Kelheim Fibres welcomes the preliminary political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU regulation on deforestation-free supply chains, which was adopted at the end of 2022. The new rules are…
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Tuesday, 17 January 2023 09:25
Sulzer gains 2023 Top Employer recognition in multiple countries
Sulzer has been named a 2023 Top Employer in Brazil, China, Switzerland, the UK and the USA, demonstrating its commitment to best HR policy and people practices globally. The Top Employers Institute surveyed five key countries for Sulzer, also rating…
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Tuesday, 17 January 2023 09:11
SustainaPac Partners with PulPac to bring Dry Molded Fiber food service packaging products to the North American QSR sustainability market
The shift away from single-use plastics continues as USA-based manufacturing venture SustainaPac LLC joins PulPac’s growing licensee network. Employing the Dry Molded Fiber technology, SustainaPac intends to establish itself as a source of highly economical natural fiber, single-use food service…
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Monday, 02 January 2023 19:39
Stora Enso completes the divestment of its Nymölla paper site to Sylvamo
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of its Nymölla paper production site in Sweden, and all related assets to Sylvamo, a US-based global producer of uncoated paper. The divestment announced on 15 September 2022 was closed today after regulatory approvals.…
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Monday, 02 January 2023 10:35
Renewcell, pioneer in the circular fashion industry, applies new textile fiber preparation system using ANDRITZ ADuro green technology
Renewcell has successfully produced its first fiber material with the ADuro textile fiber preparation system from ANDRITZ at its new site in Sundsvall, Sweden. Renewcell applies the process to produce pure dissolving pulp from 100% textile waste. The product is…
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Monday, 02 January 2023 10:33
SCA acquires wind farm in Markbygden
SCA has acquired its first wind farm with the purchase of 36 wind turbines in Markbygden in Piteå municipality, northern Sweden. The acquisition is in line with the company’s previously stated goal of becoming one of the Sweden’s leading providers…
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 11:19
Valmet to deliver a coating section upgrade with electric heated air dryers to Stora Enso in Finland
Valmet upgrades the coating section of the board machine 5 at Stora Enso Imatra Mills, Tainionkoski in Finland. In addition to electric heated OptiDry Coat air dryers, the upgrade includes a drying capacity increase in the coating section, a new…
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Thursday, 22 December 2022 11:09
Valmet introduces a new lime kiln flame profile application for pulp mills
Valmet introduces a new flame profiling application that enables real-time flame detection and monitoring in a pulp mill’s lime kiln environments. At the same time, the Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR is updated with new optics and a port rodder,…
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Wednesday, 21 December 2022 09:11
ANDRITZ to supply key equipment and processes to Stora Enso in Oulu, Finland
ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso to deliver a new debarking line, a new biomass boiler, and to upgrade the recausticizing plant for its Oulu mill in Finland. ANDRITZ sustainable technologies help Stora Enso achieve its sustainability goals…
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