Friday, 10 October 2014 10:31
UK Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/tq6qjq/packaging_paper) has announced the addition of the "Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014" report to their offering. “Packaging (Paper & Board) Market Report 2014” This market report examines the market for paper and board packaging in…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 10:14
BASF reorganizes its paper chemicals business
BASF is changing the organizational set-up of its paper chemicals business to strengthen its competitiveness and better meet the needs of the paper industry. BASF is a leading global supplier to the paper industry and offers a comprehensive range of…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 15:07
Competition authority prevents acquisition of Uetersen paper mill
On 9 October, Brigl & Bergmeister withdrew its application to the German Federal Cartel Office for approval of the merger with the Uetersen paper mill. In May 2014, Brigl & Bergmeister GmbH signed an agreement for acquisition of the Uetersen…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 15:03
Stora Enso’s Uetersen Mill buyer withdraws application for merger
As earlier communicated, Stora Enso signed an agreement in May 2014 to divest its Uetersen specialty and coated fine paper mill in Germany to Brigl & Bergmeister, an Austrian specialty paper producer. Stora Enso recorded a negative non-recurring item of…
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Thursday, 09 October 2014 06:12
Ahlstrom to start co-operation negotiations at its Kauttua production line
Ahlstrom, a high performance fiber-based materials company, today announced that it will start on October 16, 2014, co-operation negotiations with employee representatives at its Kauttua production line in Finland as part of its earlier announced rightsizing program. The negotiations will…
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 21:08
Stora Enso divests its coreboard and core manufacturer Corenso
Stora Enso has signed an agreement to divest its Corenso business operations to the Finnish packaging materials company Powerflute Oyj. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately EUR 90 million, and the expected all cash consideration approximately EUR 75…
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Tuesday, 07 October 2014 20:07
SCA’s Hygiene Matters 2014 Consumer Survey; Continued Global Need for Increased Access to Hygiene Products and Knowledge
Hygiene Matters 2014 is the fourth global consumer survey commissioned by leading global hygiene and forest products company SCA. The aim is to raise awareness among decision makers, experts and the general public globally, of the connection between hygiene, health…
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Monday, 06 October 2014 22:25
James Cropper Sponsors Third Edition of Frieze Masters Art Fair
British paper innovators and suppliers of archival and display papers to the world’s leading art galleries and artists joins international collectors to celebrate the work of past masters. Since 2012, Frieze Masters has brought art lovers and selected international galleries…
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Monday, 06 October 2014 22:12
Cham Paper Group Holding AG: Results of the Consultation Procedure
On 21 August 2014 the Cham Paper Group announced that it will be boosting the competitive strength of its speciality papers by planning the continued transfer of technology from Switzerland to Italy. The relocation affects the coating technology operations currently…
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Monday, 06 October 2014 06:41
Thermographic method reveals the drying time in the sheet
Lower grammages significantly changes the behaviour of the drying rate and air flow during tissue production. This was pointed out in a new Licentiate thesis presented by Aron Tysén on 30 September at Karlstad University. The removal of water is…
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Friday, 03 October 2014 07:07
Team SCA In Global Sailing Race to Strengthen Awareness of SCA
InPort Race kicks off the Volvo Ocean Race, October 4 SCA is continuing its journey as a leading global hygiene and forest products company to boost awareness of the Group as the company behind strong customer and consumer brands such…
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014 19:03
Swedish Paper Mill Safety Supported by SIPOS
Via its Agent in Sweden, Erichs Armatur AB, SIPOS Aktorik has supplied uninterruptible power supply (UPS) enabled actuators to the Södra Cell Morrum paper mill to aid control of main raw water intake processes. The contract reinforces SIPOS’ expertise providing…
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Tuesday, 30 September 2014 11:58
Valmet delivered biomass boiler handed over to RWE Innogy in the UK
Valmet handed over a new biomass boiler and flue gas treatment for RWE Innogy UK's Markinch combined heat and power plant (CHP) in July 2014 following a commissioning period and test-runs. The plant is located in Fife Scotland, and is…
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Wednesday, 24 September 2014 21:49
Valmet's new BioTrac pilot plant for hydrolysis of biomass started up
Valmet has installed a new bio pilot plant in its research and development center in Sundsvall, Sweden. The equipment, called BioTrac, is a hydrolysis system which is used for process optimization and testing of raw materials based on biomass. This…
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Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:33
Voith upgrades disk filters at WEIG-Karton – significantly improved filtrate values after rebuild
Moritz J. WEIG GmbH & Co. KG in Mayen, Germany, chose Voith for the rebuild of its third-party disk filter. After a successful startup following the rebuild, significant improvements in filtrate values were recorded, while at the same time maintenance…
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