Friday, 22 April 2016 07:23
Supplier for billion-krona investment selected for Södra Cell Mörrum
In February 2016, Södra’s Board of Directors decided to invest SEK 1 billion in a new evaporator and modernisation of the brown stock washing system in the dissolving pulp line, where textile pulp is produced. Södra is now awarding ANDRITZ…
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Friday, 22 April 2016 07:18
Metsä Board's new folding boxboard machine at Husum mill inaugurated
In early April, Metsä Board, part of the Metsä Group, had its new folding boxboard machine at Husum in Sweden inaugurated with the Swedish Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, attending the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Among others, project partners, as…
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Friday, 22 April 2016 07:07
Resistant ECO2 Air Actuators Open Up New Applications
ContiTech has extended its air actuator product range: The company is the first manufacturer in the world to offer air actuators made of an ECO compound with improved resistance to chemicals and environmental influences. The new ECO2 air actuators can…
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Thursday, 21 April 2016 07:15
Stable markets and stable performance despite slow ramp-up
CEO Per Lindberg comments on the development during Q1 2016: ”We have again had a tough quarter with production lower than expected, due to last year’s rebuilds. Production improved during the quarter and I anticipate production to reach target run…
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Wednesday, 20 April 2016 08:29
PMP successfully completed PM#4 wet end rebuild for Smurfit Kappa, Saillat, France
In April 2015, PMP (Paper Machinery Producer) was awarded by Smurfit Kappa Saillat (France) a PM#4 wet end rebuild. Thus it is our pleasure to announce that on January 8th 2016 at 7:00 p.m. local time, PM#4 was successfully brought…
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016 10:57
Former MEP Lena Ek takes on leadership to strengthen the role of the forest-based sector in the European bioeconomy
Chair of the Board of Södra and former Swedish Minister of Environment, she is the new Chairperson of the Board of the Forest-based Sector Technology Platform Lena Ek, former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and Chairperson of the Board…
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016 09:39
Bredel pumps save UK paper manufacturer £2700 per pump
Bredel pumps save UK paper manufacturer £2700 per pump / per year in electricity, compared with AODD pumps - Equating to an 80% reduction in energy consumption. Today, all manufacturing and process plants see energy efficiency as a major priority…
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Tuesday, 19 April 2016 09:29
WWF Environmental Paper Awards 2016 open for submissions
WWF is now inviting pulp and paper producers, paper buyers, agents and merchants to participate in WWF´s Environmental Paper Awards 2016. Awards in the categories “Best Environmental Performance Paper Brands”, “Transparency”, “Striving for Continual Improvement” and “Advocacy for Continual Improvement”…
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Thursday, 14 April 2016 09:41
Kemira increases prices of coagulants in selected European countries
Kemira, a global chemicals company serving customers in water intensive industries, announces price increase for its inorganic coagulant product lines for water treatment applications and specific pulp and paper manufacturing applications in selected European countries. The adjustment will be immediately…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016 10:34
ANDRITZ Nonwoven presents latest technologies for nonwovens and textiles at Hightex/ITM 2016
International technology Group ANDRITZ will present comprehensive nonwovens and textile production technologies at Hightex/ITM 2016 in Istanbul (June 1-4, 2016, hall 11, booth no. 1124 A). ANDRITZ Nonwoven – comprising ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, ANDRITZ Küsters, and ANDRITZ Perfojet – has been…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016 10:27
ANDRITZ to supply evaporation plant to Södra Cell Mörrum in Sweden
ANDRITZ Oy, member of international technology Group ANDRITZ, has received an order from Södra Cell AB to supply a new evaporation plant for the pulp mill in Mörrum. Start-up is scheduled for fourth quarter of 2017. The new 7-effect high…
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Wednesday, 13 April 2016 06:40
Valmet to supply a new screening and washing plant to Smurfit Kappa Cellulose Du Pin Biganos in France
Valmet will supply Smurfit Kappa Cellulose Du Pin Biganos pulp and paper mill in France with a new screening and brown stock washing plant for kraft liner pulp production. The new plant will replace old equipment and make the mill…
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016 08:52
Kotkamills consumer boards organisation news
To ensure the continued smooth development of the new Consumer Boards business unit, we are pleased to announce that Pirjo Eteläinen has been appointed Director, Consumer Boards. She takes responsibility for the operating result of the business unit and will…
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Friday, 08 April 2016 08:32
Environmental trends and diverging product performance drive innovation in tissue production, according to Smithers Pira
Smithers Pira publishes a new report entitled, The Future of Tissue Manufacturing to 2021, which provides an in-depth, long-term assessment of the rapidly evolving tissue manufacturing processes. Operating environment trends and diverging product performance levels will push alternative manufacturing technologies.…
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Friday, 08 April 2016 08:28
Full speed ahead at Iggesund’s Workington Mill
Production at Iggesund Paperboard’s mill in the UK is now fully operational again. At the beginning of March the board machine was shut down for a rebuild, in which its oldest part, the press section, was replaced with cutting-edge technology.…
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