Thursday, 18 May 2017 07:28
AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) receives Approach Systems order for new BillerudKorsnäs board machine in Gruvön, Sweden
BillerudKorsnäs has selected AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) to supply a compact POM System for all three layers of their new 550,000 tonnes per year board machine at the Gruvön mill in Sweden. According to Timo Koivisto , Vice President, Process…
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Thursday, 18 May 2017 07:22
BillerudKorsnäs production of semi-chemical pulp supplying PM6 in Gruvön experience breakdown
BillerudKorsnäs experienced a major breakdown in the digester in the semi-chemical pulp production line in Gruvön. The pulp line supplies the fluting machine PM6 with pulp and consequently no fluting from PM6 can currently be produced. The breakdown of the…
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Thursday, 18 May 2017 07:19
Valmet to deliver pulp dewatering equipment and automatic pulper feed system to BillerudKorsnäs's Gruvön pulp and paper mill in Sweden
Valmet will deliver dewatering equipment and an automatic pulper feed system to Gruvön pulp and paper mill in Sweden. The order is part of the investment in a new board machine and rebuild of the existing pulp mill at the…
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Monday, 15 May 2017 09:01
Metsä Board launches its unified offering of products and services
The Better with Less initiative highlights the company’s aims to improve consumer experience and make packaging even more sustainable Metsä Board launches its clarified product and service portfolio on May 4th at Interpack in Düsseldorf. The company presents its offering…
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Friday, 12 May 2017 10:21
How is M&A activity shaping the European tissue industry?
Pirkko Petäjä, Principal at Pöyry Management Consulting, and Mikko Helin, Senior Consultant Since 2000, the European tissue volume has grown from 5.7 million tons to almost 8.5 million tons. A clear trend connected to this growth has been consolidation of…
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Friday, 12 May 2017 10:06
Mondi launches new swatch book for BIO TOP 3® portfolio
A strikingly original new swatch book for Mondi’s BIO TOP 3®, designed with the needs of creative industries in mind, is now available in Europe. A well-known brand in its 28th year on the market, BIO TOP 3® is already…
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Thursday, 11 May 2017 10:11
Toscotec finalizes a drying section rebuilding project including a new drive system and tail feeding for Smurfit Kappa Italia - at Ponte all’Ania, Lucca.
Smurfit Kappa Italia has successfully started up its PM3 at Ponte dell’Ania mill, after a dryer section rebuild supplied by Toscotec. The scope of the delivery was an advanced mechanical transmission section in “silent drive” with a new frame on…
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Thursday, 11 May 2017 09:28
ANDRITZ to supply tissue machine with steel Yankee and shoe press to PMI, Algeria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Paper Mill Investment (PMI) to supply a tissue machine with steel Yankee and shoe press to Algeria. The new plant will produce high-quality facial wipes as well as toilet and towel…
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 07:20
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) Appoints New President
PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) – a global provider of tissue, paper and board technologies for the Pulp & Paper industry as well as solutions for other heavy industries, today announced that it has appointed Miroslaw Pietraszek as President effective April…
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 07:16
AEGLE Zero. The natural choice.
AEGLE Zero, a new uncoated folding boxboard with an uncoated reverse, has been added to the range of packaging materials offered by Kotkamills from their BM2 cartonboard machine in Kotka, Finland. AEGLE Zero is a special uncoated packaging grade, suitable…
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 07:11
Burgo group celebrates twenty years of illustration
From May 27th to June 25th, in the Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza (Italy), Burgo Group opens to the public the precious artistic heritage that has gathered in twenty years of illustrated calendars. Visitors could appreciate the works of some of…
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Monday, 08 May 2017 09:08
ABB AbilityTM Smart Sensor now available for the European market
Based on smart sensing technology, ABB’s pioneering condition monitoring solution is set to convert millions of low voltage (LV) motors into intelligent, connected machines. It is now available in Europe, and will soon be released in the US. ABB Ability…
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Friday, 05 May 2017 11:01
Metsä Board starts up the new extrusion coating line in Sweden
Metsä Board is delighted to announce the startup of its new extrusion coating line at its Husum mill in Sweden. The new state-of the-art coating line has an annual capacity of about 100,000 tonnes and represented an investment of EUR…
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Friday, 05 May 2017 10:55
Voith and Trützschler introduce new Safety Standard for Wet-laid Spunlaced Nonwovens Machines
In the shape of standard VN 3260/TN 0790, Voith Paper and Trützschler Nonwovens have developed a new safety standard for wet-laid spunlaced (WLS) Nonwovens machines. The standard will help producers of Nonwovens to ensure safe and reliable operation of their…
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Friday, 05 May 2017 10:48
ANDRITZ to supply equipment to BillerudKorsnäs, Sweden, for fiberline upgrade
International technology Group ANDRITZ has been selected to build a new brown stock washing sideline to produce extremely high-purity pulp for the new board machine at the BillerudKorsnäs’ Gruvön mill in Sweden. Start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of…
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