Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global calcium carbonate market report. This research report also lists six other prominent vendors that are expected to impact the market during the forecast period. Competitive vendor landscape Calcium…
Friday, 03 June 2016 07:13

Lucart Group acquires Bokk Paper KFT

On 31st May the Lucart Group, through its holding company Lucart Spa, acquired the total capital of Bokk Paper kft, the main independent Hungarian player in the Away From Home (AFH) tissue products market.The name of the company has already…
Kotkamills is launching its new range of consumer board products: the folding boxboard range will be covered by the AEGLE brand and the food service range by the ISLA brand. The standard board ranges will be launched in July 2016…
Becomes 100 percent owner of Dow Corning’s silicones business, at post-synergy transaction multiple of less than 6x EBITDA Highly synergistic transaction unlocks significant value for Dow shareholders – expected to be accretive to operating EPS, cash flow from operations and…
The management of Hagen-Kabel Pulp & Paper GmbH announced today the acquisition of the Kabel Mill from Stora Enso. The virgin fibre-based coated mechanical paper of the Hagen-Kabel paper mill is well-positioned at the top of the industry. Hagen-Kabel Pulp…
Wednesday, 01 June 2016 09:47

A new steel Yankee in Turkey at ESSEL®

A.Celli Paper, specialised supplier of high-technology turnkey tissue plants, has recently finalised an important rebuilding order with Essel Selüloz ve Kâğıt Sanayi Tic. A.ş., a Turkish company that already in 2005, for the inauguration of the first of its two…
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Kabel coated mechanical paper mill in Germany to Hagen-Kabel Pulp & Paper GmbH, owned by a German based investor group. The transaction is in line with Stora Enso’s strategic transformation into…
The Toscotec supplied AHEAD-1.5M tissue line came on stream on 29th April, 2016, well in advance to schedule at Syassky Pulp and Paper mill in Syasstroy, in the Leningrad region of Russia. The delivery agreement of the tissue machine was…
UPM-Kymmene Corporation is proceeding with the plan to change its corporate structure in Finland to better match its current business structure. UPM announced the plan on 10 December 2015. Three new subsidiaries have been established in Finland: UPM Energy Oy,…
Pesmel and Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, have signed an agreement on the delivery of a pulp storage facility for the bioproduct mill to be constructed in Äänekoski. The storage facility will be implemented using the new TransBale distribution…
Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will demonstrate an innovative new ‘bag in box’ concept for the first time at Drupa 2016. The ‘Elevated drink box’ (EDB), designed and patented by Metsä Board, is an easy and convenient way for…
Holmen is investing in a pressure treatment plant and a distribution warehouse at Braviken Sawmill outside Norrköping. The investment is estimated to amount to SEK 50 million. Opened in 2011, Braviken Sawmill now manufactures sawn and planed wood products in…
Valmet will supply Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp and paper mill in Sweden a recovery boiler upgrade and an evaporation line upgrade. The delivery is scheduled for the fall 2016. The order was included in Valmet's first quarter 2016 orders received.…
As a proven manufacturer of high quality coated speciality papers, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper continues to follow the path of innovation and investment. With increased activities in research and development, the implementation of new working methods and production processes and concentration…
In an international comparison, Swedes stand out as the most positive about a more cellulose-based society, a transition that is necessary for a sustainable future. From an international perspective, however, this development appears to provoke strongly polarized reactions. The view…