Wednesday, 14 September 2016 07:30
Sonoco Alcore revamps dryer section with advanced TT SteelDryers in Ciriè plant, Italy.
Toscotec dryer section rebuilt has been successfully started-up at Sonoco Alcore paper mill in Ciriè– Torino, Italy. The PM1 in Ciriè is specialized for the production of high quality core board grades. The goal of investment was principally to increase…
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Wednesday, 14 September 2016 07:23
ANDRITZ to convert SC paper machine to produce lightweight containerboard for Heinzel Group in Laakirchen, Austria
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Heinzel Group to rebuild the PM10 at its Laakirchen paper mill in Austria. As from the third quarter 2017, PM 10, which is currently producing SC paper, will be producing waste…
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Friday, 09 September 2016 12:43
Per Lundeen new Chairman of Rottneros
The Board of Rottneros has decided to appoint board member Per Lundeen as new Chairman until the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2017. Rune Ingvarsson has for personal reasons decided to leave the post as Chairman. In conjunction with Rune Ingvarsson's…
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Friday, 09 September 2016 07:12
Governing sustainability targets at Södra
By 2030, Södra will be completely free of fossil fuels, members’ forests will continue to grow at the same rate as in recent decades and there will be zero tolerance for workplace injuries. These sustainability targets will now acquire the…
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Friday, 02 September 2016 09:28
James Cropper to spark appetite for premium food packaging at Luxe Pack
British master papermaker James Cropper is set to take a bite of the food packaging industry by unveiling its first ever food contact-approved range of papers at this year’s Luxe Pack exhibition in Monaco. The luxurious range, named Dolcelicious, is…
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 14:37
Stora Enso has completed the divestment of Kabel Mill
Stora Enso has completed the divestment announced on 1 June 2016 of its Kabel coated mechanical paper mill in Germany, to Kabel Premium Pulp & Paper GmbH, owned by a German based investor group. The total cash consideration for the…
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 08:52
SCA continues to improve efficiency of tissue production in Europe
To further improve efficiency and strengthen the competitiveness of its tissue operations, SCA has decided to implement restructuring measures at its production plants in Hondouville and Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France. The restructuring measures are aligned with the company’s strategy to improve production…
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 08:46
Rottneros leads European project for bio-based packaging
Rottneros Packaging AB and Rottneros Bruk AB are participating in a new project, PULPACKTION, to develop completely bio-based packaging trays. PULPACKTION is a project funded by the Bio Based Industries Joint Undertaking within Horizon 2020, the EU program for research…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016 10:27
New production facility in Valkeakoski up and running
The new production unit in Walki’s Valkeakoski plant has made the first deliveries to customers. So far the production line has met expectations. The new production line comes with the latest technology when it comes to quality measurement and process…
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016 10:22
The rebuilt paper machine successfully started up at VPK Paper's Oudegem mill in Belgium
After a comprehensive rebuild supplied by Valmet the rebuilt paper machine PM6 at VPK Paper's Oudegem mill in Belgium has been successfully started. The rebuild in the forming, drying and reeling sections will lift up PM6's production capacity from approximately…
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Monday, 29 August 2016 10:36
Zanders launches flexible oil and grease resistant packaging paper
Zanders has developed the flexible food contact paper Zanbarrier OGR specially for products containing fat, primarily in the food domain, and will be presenting it for the first time at the FachPack 2016 trade fair. Zanbarrier OGR is uncoated, resistant…
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Monday, 29 August 2016 07:32
UPM Shotton Paper Mill achieves five year milestone without Lost Time Accident
UPM Shotton, based on Deeside, North Wales, has achieved a new landmark in UPM safety performance. The last recorded Lost Time Accident (LTA) suffered by a UPM employee on site was on 5th July 2011, giving the mill five years…
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Friday, 26 August 2016 11:40
Iggesund Paperboard at the top again
Paperboard manufacturer Iggesund Paperboard’s market-leading brands Invercote and Incada are again among the three most valuable brands on the European paperboard market, concludes a newly released brand survey of European paperboard converters and brand owners done by Opticom International Research.…
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Friday, 26 August 2016 11:29
James Cropper launches wall ready media collection at PhotoKina
With 170 years of British master papermaking experience, James Cropper is set to launch its innovative solutions to photographic display at this year’s Photokina – the leading international trade fair for imaging. The bespoke paper manufacturer will introduce its Wall…
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Thursday, 25 August 2016 07:54
HiTec paper for state-of-the-art label printing
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is exhibiting a comprehensive range of coated specialty papers for the label industry at Labelexpo Americas in Chicago / USA (September 13 – 15, 2016). Mitsubishi HiTec Paper develops coated specialty papers for various label applications and…
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