ANDRITZ to upgrade Flash Drying for Rottneros Bruk AB, Sweden: Drying capacity increase of more than 50% International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Rottneros Bruk AB to upgrade the CTMP pulp drying line at its Rottneros mill,…
Paper Innovation, a Preston-based manufacturer of paper products, is set to expand into new markets and launch its first online store after increasing its turnover by 15 per cent over the past three years. Founded by husband and wife team…
Lennart Eberleh, senior vice president Corrugated Solutions, is leaving BillerudKorsnäs after 16 successful years in the company. He leaves to take on new challenges as president and CEO of the pulp producer Rottneros AB (publ). Business area Corrugated Solutions offers…
Lennart Eberleh most recently comes from BillerudKorsnäs where he is head of the business area Corrugated Solutions, one of BillerudKorsnäs’ three business areas. Lennart has more than 20 years of experience in various management positions within the paper industry, including…
Friday, 18 March 2016 09:22

SKF Extends Global Agreement with Valmet

SKF’s long-term collaboration with Valmet continues, through the supply of bearings and lubrication system solutions SKF (STO:SKFB) (STO:SKFA) (Pink Sheets:SKFRY) (LSE:SKFB) has signed an agreement that extends its long-term collaboration with Valmet. SKF will supply bearings, units and lubrication systems…
International Paper has just announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Holmen Paper to purchase Holmen’s newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain, and intends to convert the facility to produce recycled containerboard. Under the terms of the agreement,…
Wednesday, 16 March 2016 09:17

Holmen to divest its newsprint mill in Spain

Holmen has signed an agreement to sell its newsprint mill in Madrid, Spain, including energy and recycled paper operations. The buyer, International Paper, will convert the mill into containerboard production. “This transaction allows us to focus on developing our successful…
WEPA Professional Piechowice, part of the German based Wepa Holding Group, has chosen Toscotec as supplier for it’s new tissue line that will be installed at the company's Piechowice Plant in Poland. The new Toscotec AHEAD-2.0S line will strength the…
Brenntag, the global market leader in chemical distribution, has signed an agreement with C-IP SA, Luxembourg, on the exclusive rights for the blending, sale and distribution of two innovative rheology modifiers. Both products, RheborTM Plus and Rhebor™ CB 6810, are…
EMERSON INTRODUCES A NEW NON-INTRUSIVE TEMPERATURE SOLUTION THAT DELIVERS ACCURATE AND REPEATABLE PROCESS TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT WHILE SIMPLIFYING DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE Rosemount™ X-well™ Technology is a complete point solution for accurately measuring process temperature without the need for a thermowell…
For the first time ever an integrated automation solution will manage end-to-end production in the pulp industry — from the woodyard to the baling line — from a single control room ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will…
Using wood more efficiently to meet projected demand for wood-based products in Europe should be at the heart of the European Commission’s bioenergy strategy and circular economy, according to a new report. The report, Mapping Study on Cascading Use of…
When Ton Vermeulen bought a pressing plant for vinyl records in Haarlem outside Amsterdam at the end of the 1990s neither he nor anyone else believed he was investing in tomorrow’s technology. The seller, one of the big players in…
During 2016 Iggesund Paperboard will be investing a total of 60m Euro's in its paperboard mill in Iggesund and also in Workington UK. Workington will have the oldest section of its board machine press section upgraded with the latest technology.…
Anu Ahola has been appointed Senior Vice President responsible for SBU Newspaper Publishing, UPM Paper ENA (Europe and North America) as of March 1, 2016. Anu Ahola is currently Senior Vice President responsible for Strategy & Energy within UPM Paper…