Following the successful rebuild and start-up of the wet section of the paper machine PM4 in 2010, international technology Group ANDRITZ has received a follow-up order from Cartiere Modesto Cardella to rebuild PM3 in Lucca, Italy. Start-up is scheduled for…
Monday, 23 November 2015 10:41

Holmen: Fire at Hallsta Paper Mill

A fire broke out on Friday evening at Hallsta Paper Mill in Hallstavik, outside Norrtälje, Sweden. No-one was injured, but production has been stopped. The fire took place in the pulp factory in the north of the factory site. It…
BillerudKorsnäs has awarded Pöyry with two engineering services assignments in Sweden. One for a new board machine project in their production site in Gruvön; and the other for the machine glazed (MG) paper machine relocation project from Tervasaari in Finland…
EV Group (EVG) has delivered a dryer section modification on the PM1 at BillerudKorsnäs Finland Oy, Pietarsaari. After the modification the draw differences between the press and dryer section have been reduced with improved end product properties as a result.…
Iggesund Paperboard’s commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability was recognized last night when we received the Environmental and Energy Awareness Award at the CN Group Business Awards. The judges picked out Iggesund as winners having understood the scale of the…
Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has announced it will construct ECOVARTMstandard on-site nitrogen and oxygen production plants for CP Kelco and Metsä Fibre,respectively, in Äänekoski, Finland. The long-term on-site gas supply agreements include plant installation, operation and…
The Lenzing Group is presenting its business strategy for the coming years entitled “sCore TEN”. Accordingly, Lenzing’s main priorities are strengthening the company’s core business, intensifying cooperation with customers along the value chain, increasing the share of specialty fibers to…
Tuesday, 17 November 2015 11:14

Commercial journey continues for DuraPulp

Södra is now taking further steps to commercialise the composite material DuraPulp. A project to construct a dry-process machine has commenced, financed through a grant of EUR 2.1 million from the EU's LIFE funding programme. The material in DuraPulp has…
UPM and LEIPA Georg Leinfelder GmbH discuss the potential sale of the UPM Schwedt mill site and relevant assets to LEIPA for the aim of a conversion into liner production. LEIPA will commence a study on the potential conversion at…
Metso has signed a comprehensive framework agreement with Metsä Fibre to supply valve solutions for the world's first next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski, Finland. Metso's valve solutions will be used in all of the mill's process phases. The delivery includes…
The European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS celebrated its 20th anniversary on 13th November by organising a high level conference at the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. The conference highlighted the best practice approaches to environmental management and the experiences…
Valmet has successfully started up new coating technology, featuring multilayer curtain coating, at Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo board machine 3 (BM 3) in Slovenia. Valmet's delivery included a new OptiCoat Layer curtain coater with supply system and a new OptiCoat blade coater.…
The Portucel Soporcel group, Portugal's third largest exporter and the leading European manufacturer of uncoated woodfree (UWF) printing and writing paper, has officially opened two of it latest capital projects at its industrial complexes in Cacia and Vila Velha de…
Supporting innovation through assessment of a new cellulose reinforced polypropylene Intertek, a leading provider of quality solutions worldwide has successfully completed an assessment of Sappi’s new cellulose reinforced polypropylene material, in order to determine its suitability for processing and automotive…
Voith has upgraded and successfully commissioned the paper machine PM 53 at Holmen Paper in Braviken, Sweden. The PM 53 can now produce various paper grades ranging from newsprint to sophisticated SC papers, including the recently developed Holmen UNIQ SC…