Thursday, 08 December 2016 12:32
Paper bags are the low-carbon choice, new study finds
Plastic bags are commonplace in retail. But there’s an alternative that is much better for the climate. “Of the different carrier bags that we studied, the paper bag made by material from BillerudKorsnäs has the smallest carbon footprint,” said Lena…
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Wednesday, 07 December 2016 07:05
Harvestia has chosen Tieto to modernize its wood supply system and integrate it with ecosystem services
Harvestia has chosen Tieto to modernize its wood supply system and related service environment. The renewal will enable more advanced and efficient steering of wood supply operations and enhance the usability and user experience of applications. Tieto is using this…
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Wednesday, 07 December 2016 06:29
LUCART wins the "NO WASTE" AWARD
The New Award for the Fiberpack® Project The project solves the waste disposal problem of beverage cartons and it has been awarded to the LUISS University in Rome The Fiberpack® Lucart Group project has won the “No Waste” Award in…
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Monday, 05 December 2016 11:01
Portable gas analyser from AMETEK Land for gas CHP, utilities, cement, glass, paper, pipelines, refineries
AMETEK Land, a leading industrial combustion efficiency and environmental pollution emissions monitoring specialist, has made its Lancom 4 Portable Gas Analyser even more affordable with a Euro price reduction following Britain’s vote to exit the European Union. Lancom 4 is…
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Monday, 05 December 2016 10:29
Lenzing Number One in the World for Sustainable Wood Sourcing
Lenzing - The Lenzing Group was rated number one globally with respect to the procurement of wood, the key raw material in cellulose fiber production. This was the conclusion of the latest global ranking compiled by the Canadian non-profit environmental…
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Monday, 05 December 2016 10:20
Metsä Board achieves Leadership status in CDP 2016 Forest programme
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, has achieved Leadership status in the materials sector of CDP’s 2016 Forest Programme for the second year in a row. This follows swiftly on the news that CDP recently recognised Metsä Board’s management of…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 10:26
ACE UK members achieve 100% target for verified traceability of wood fibre
According to the ninth annual Proforest* report on the Chain of Custody (CoC) commitment made in 2007 by Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) members – Tetra Pak, Elopak and SIG Combibloc – 100% of wood fibre purchased…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:35
Per Lindberg receives award for best CEO
BillerudKorsnäs’ CEO Per Lindberg was awarded for best CEO in Large Cap Company in IR Nordic Markets Sweden 2016. IR Nordic Markets is the biggest study of IR in the Nordic region and was carried out by Regi for the…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:30
Valmet to adopt 3D printing technology in its manufacturing processes
Valmet has become one of the first technology suppliers to the global pulp and paper industry to adopt 3D printing technology in its manufacturing processes to shorten lead times. "3D printing, also called additive manufacturing, is an excellent example of…
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 09:04
Paper Cups To Be Reprocessed At Carton Recycling Plant
Simply Waste Solutions has announced it will now collect and supply used cups to the UK’s only food and drink carton recycling plant. ACE UK has assessed the capability of this technology to process paper drinking cups and, through its…
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Tuesday, 29 November 2016 10:14
Mondi recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards 2016
Mondi Group is very pleased to have been recognised in three categories of WWF’s Environmental Paper Awards in 2016. In the category ‘’Transparency’’ Mondi was recognised for publishing the forest, climate and water footprint of 92% of our uncoated fine…
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Monday, 28 November 2016 12:56
Tripling of direct costs on the European paper industry impedes Europe’s investment potential
"The time has come for a regulatory reset for the paper industry bringing investment back to Europe” says Sylvain Lhôte, CEPI’s Director General A European Commission real-time study on our sector has revealed that over the past 10 years, direct…
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Monday, 28 November 2016 12:53
Skills & Qualifications in the Pulp & Paper Sector
Today and tomorrow skill needs of the European Industry require updating the education and training offer. The European Social Partners in the Pulp and Paper Sector, CEPI and industriAll Europe, presented a set of policy recommendations that should contribute to…
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Monday, 28 November 2016 12:49
106 paper brands get WWF Awards 2016
The WWF Environmental Paper Awards 2016, issued today, go to 106 paper brands for environmental performance, 5 paper producers for product transparency and 13 paper producers/merchants for their continual improvement efforts. WWF created the WWF Environmental Paper Awards to recognise…
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Monday, 28 November 2016 12:19
EMGE cut-size survey 2016: Mondi ranks first in mill performance for eighth time in a row
Mondi’s Color Copy, IQ, and MAESTRO® all ranked in top 5 for brand awareness in Europe International packaging and paper company Mondi ranks again first in mill performance with their Uncoated Fine Paper mills in the new EMGE cut-size industry…
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