Monday, 18 July 2022 11:23
Valmet to supply new baling line and flash drying rebuild to MM FollaCell pulp mill in Norway
Valmet will deliver a new baling line and a flash drying rebuild to Mayr-Melnhof Group’s FollaCell pulp mill in Norway. It is the first phase in a larger rebuild project at the mill that aims to sustain the production capacity…
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Monday, 18 July 2022 10:50
DS Smith removes over 313m pieces of problem plastic in two years
Sustainable packaging firm leads plastic replacement fight DS Smith has just announced that it has designed out over 313 million pieces of problem plastics in the last two years alone1 as part of its ambitious plastic replacement programme. The significant…
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Friday, 15 July 2022 11:21
Nordic Paper explores further improved barriers for packaging
Nordic Paper is world leading within natural greaseproof papers used in different food applications, for example as baking papers, for baking cups or for food containers. The paper has natural barrier properties achieved without the addition of fluorochemicals, so called…
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Friday, 15 July 2022 10:58
Toscotec’s turnkey tissue line starts up at Vajda-Papír in Hungary.
Vajda-Papír started up a double-width AHEAD 2.2L tissue machine supplied by Toscotec (PM2) at its Dunaföldvár facility in Hungary. The supply was full-on turnkey, including the entire tissue production line and all erection operations at the mill. A complete turnkey…
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 19:19
Valmet delivers LignoBoost XS plant for Mercer Rosenthal in Germany
Valmet will deliver a LignoBoost plant for Mercer Rosenthal Lignin Center in Thuringia, Germany. The plant will extract kraft lignin from pulp mill black liquor. The extracted lignin will be used for developing various bio-based materials, which can replace fossil…
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Thursday, 07 July 2022 19:12
How Laakirchen Papier AG optimizes the papermaking process with OnEfficiency.Strength
Current raw material prices are forcing paper manufacturers to reduce production costs and further optimize the efficiency of their production facilities. Digitalization plays a key role in achieving efficiency gains and cutting costs. This is because new technologies in particular…
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Tuesday, 05 July 2022 13:16
ANDRITZ to supply complete stock preparation line for wastepaper and special grades to Steinbeis Papier GmbH, Germany
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Steinbeis Papier GmbH to supply a complete stock preparation line for conventional wastepaper and special grades, featuring a capacity from 78 to 200 t/d, for its mill in Glückstadt, Germany. Start-up…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 12:06
ANDRITZ acquires Bonetti Group, Italy
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire the Bonetti Group, headquartered in Milan, Italy. Closing of the transaction took place on June 30, 2022. Established in 1923, Bonetti is a global manufacturer and supplier of doctor, creping…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:51
New patent grant for PulPac and Dry Molded Fiber
The European Patent Office has decided to grant yet another patent to PulPac. The new patent relates to a method and an apparatus for forming and cutting a compacted edge of a product in a forming mould system using heat…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:25
The Paper value chain is ready to take circularity to a new level with 2030 recycling rate target
Representatives of the European paper value chain gathered yesterday in Brussels have pledged to recycle 76% of all paper consumed by 2030. The commitment was taken during the 8th edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards which saw two projects,…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:03
Sulzer to write off assets in Russia and Poland
Following the Board’s decision to initiate the process of exiting the Russian market and the closing of the Polish businesses, the company has decided to write off most of its assets in both countries. After careful analysis of all options,…
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Thursday, 30 June 2022 11:05
Tissue paper - a sustainable industry for centuries
Where thinking long-term is a way of life The tissue paper industry is sustainable by design. Its raw material is a renewable resource with a growing cycle of around 50 years, so sustainability has been a way of life for…
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Thursday, 30 June 2022 10:11
Valmet to deliver a recovery boiler rebuild to Mufindi Paper Mills in Tanzania
Valmet will deliver a recovery boiler rebuild and technology upgrade to Mufindi Paper Mills Ltd. in Mgololo, Tanzania. The upgrade will have a significant effect on the performance and capacity of the recovery boiler originally commissioned in the 1980’s. The…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2022 12:15
Valmet to deliver the world’s first electrical folding machine for pulp bales to Södra Cell Mönsterås, Sweden
Valmet will deliver the world’s first two electrical folding machines for pulp bales to Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden. The machines’ start-up is planned for the last quarter of 2022. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2022 10:24
Toscotec launches breakthrough in Steel Yankee Dryers for sustainable papermaking
Toscotec, the global market leader of Steel Yankee Dryers, introduces TT Induction SYD, a carbon-reduction breakthrough that redefines Yankee dryer technology entirely. TT Induction SYD uses electrical induction instead of steam energy to dry the paper web, thereby cutting direct greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In…
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