Monday, 11 December 2017 11:49
ANDRITZ to supply a new stock preparation line and paper machine approach system for Varaka, Turkey
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Turkish Albayrak Group to deliver a new stock preparation line with a design capacity of 1,000 bdmt/d for its Varaka paper mill in Balikesir, Western Turkey. ANDRITZ will also supply…
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Monday, 11 December 2017 11:37
PMP Management Board Announcement
PMP Group (Paper Machinery Producer) Management Board today announces with deep regret the unexpected death of Mr. Aaron Braaten – PMP’s long standing and respected Chairman of the Board and co-owner/stockholder. Mr. Braaten passed away on November 9th, 2017 while…
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Friday, 08 December 2017 08:34
Global Forest and Paper Industry Reports on Sustainability Progress
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations’ (ICFPA) launched its 2017 Sustainability Progress Report. It is the sixth biennial report highlighting ICFPA members’ progress on the sustainability commitments agreed upon in the 2006 CEO Leadership Statement on Sustainability. The…
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Friday, 08 December 2017 07:41
Bio-based industries in Europe: building on a double-digit growth
An 11% growth in 2016, and €5 billion of planned industry investment, on top of several hundreds of thousands of extra jobs, the majority of which in rural areas: few sectors can match the rise of Europe’s bio-based industries. Yet,…
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Thursday, 07 December 2017 09:16
ANDRITZ to supply flash drying line to Stora Enso, Finland
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Stora Enso Imatra Mills to supply a new flash drying line, including an ANDRITZ Twin Wire Press, fluffer, and flash dryer. Start-up of the new plant, which has a production capacity…
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Thursday, 07 December 2017 09:12
ANDRITZ to modernize stock preparation in the sack kraft paper production line at Mariysky Pulp and Paper Mill, Russia
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Mariysky Pulp and Paper Mill in Volzhsk, Russia, to upgrade the existing stock preparation line of PM 1 with state-of- the-art equipment for thickening and high-consistency refining. Start-up is scheduled for…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 14:08
Kemira increases prices of wet strength chemicals in EMEA
Kemira announces a price increase for its paper wet strength products in EMEA. The adjustment will be effective immediately or as customer contracts allow. The price increase of the wet strength chemicals will be up to 15%, depending on the…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 14:00
Koehler Kehl increases productivity with products and expertise from Voith
When upgrading its PM 2, Koehler Kehl opted for products from Voith's AdvancedPRODUCTS range that enable the company to reduce the machine's water consumption, achieve a faster starting curve and at the same time improve paper quality. One of Koehler’s…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 10:50
Award to Circular textile paper project
Archana Ashok was awarded the Bo Rydin Foundation for Scientific Research grant for Best Master’s Thesis Project 2017. Her project “Textile paper as a circular material” was carried out within the transdisciplinary TechMark Arena master students’ academy at RISE Bioeconomy…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 08:44
Simple and minimalist with great complexity
In the world of packaging it is sometimes complicated to achieve something that looks simple, minimalist and elegant. The paperboard cartons for Jimmy Choo’s L’EAU that was launched in summer 2017 is a clear example of this. Its colour is…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 07:19
Sappi expands its speciality and packaging paper capacity; will acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding AG (CPG)
Sappi Limited, a leading global producer of dissolving wood pulp, speciality and packaging papers, graphic (printing and writing) paper and biomaterials, today announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire the speciality paper business of Cham Paper Group Holding…
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Tuesday, 05 December 2017 07:07
Cham Paper Group sells its speciality paper business to Sappi Group
Cham Paper Group sells its speciality paper business to the South African Sappi Limited, one of the world's leading pulp and paper companies. The integration of the speciality paper business into the Sappi Group will open up new perspectives for…
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Monday, 04 December 2017 10:18
Valmet delivers new chipping line and chip handling system to Sappi's Saiccor pulp mill in South Africa
Valmet will deliver a new high capacity chipping line and chip handling system to Sappi Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, Saiccor mill. The upgrade targets to increase the chipping capacity, to improve chip quality and minimize wood losses. The chipper will…
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Monday, 04 December 2017 10:14
ANDRITZ successfully starts up rebuilt paper machine for Heinzel Group in Laakirchen, Austria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the rebuilt PM10 at Laakirchen paper mill for the Heinzel Group, Austria. The machine that originally produced SC paper was converted to a fluting and testliner machine producing basis weights ranging from…
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Monday, 04 December 2017 09:32
Lucart boosts production performance with a new Toscotec – supplied tissue rewinder at Laval sur Vologne mill, in France.
Lucart has recently started up a new tissue rewinder TT WIND-P supplied by the Italian machinery producer Toscotec at their facility in Laval sur Vologne – France. The tissue rewinder model TT WIND-P features 2 unwind stands and handles parent…
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