Tuesday, 09 November 2021 09:38
Metsä Board is progressing with its fossil free target at its Kyro mill
The Hämeenkyrön Voima power plant, from which Metsä Board's Kyro mill buys energy, has replaced the peat it burns with renewable energy. In the future, the power plant aims to use wood-based fuels from Metsä Group's production and wood procurement…
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Monday, 08 November 2021 11:42
MM Group has committed to net zero emissions until 2050
The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has joined the global "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" initiative to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degree through appropriate measures. As part of this initiative, launched by the UN Global Compact and Science Based Targets…
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Friday, 05 November 2021 10:29
Essity in collaboration for responsible forest operations in Russia
The hygiene and health company Essity is collaborating with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action initiative to further strengthen responsible forest management, nurture high conservation value forests and increase the…
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Friday, 05 November 2021 10:13
Climate case for wood
New manifesto calls for greater use of wood to help nations decarbonise An international Wood Manifesto setting the future roadmap for timber and wood use in construction and other products was launched in the UK last week just ahead of…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 12:27
Valmet launches winder diagnostics to secure winder runnability
As part of the Industrial Internet offering, Valmet has developed winder diagnostics to help board and paper customers optimize the overall performance of their winder. Winder diagnostics is an essential part of a winder reliability agreement. The service ensures better…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 10:09
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper receives environmental award for barricote barrier papers
On 2 November, the Flensburg mill of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH received the "Environmental Award of the Economy 2021" by the Society for Study and Development of the Economy in Schleswig-Holstein for the production of sustainable barricote® barrier papers.…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 09:44
Toscotec partners again with Cartiere Saci for new paper machine rebuild.
Toscotec will complete the dryer section rebuild of PM2 at Cartiere Saci’s paper mill in Verona, Italy. With this new order, Toscotec will carry through the modification of PM2 it started performing in 2015 through different steps supplying a new…
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Tuesday, 02 November 2021 08:52
New wastewater mixers reduce maintenance and improve health & safety
Following a highly successful upgrade to its wastewater process, Glatfelter, the leading global supplier of engineered materials, has made further investments in mixers made by Landia. Manufacturers of quality key products for industries such as food & beverage, electrical, building…
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Monday, 01 November 2021 09:28
BillerudKorsnäs divests the Beetham mill
BillerudKorsnäs has today agreed with the British investment firm Inspirit regarding the divestment of the Beetham mill. The transaction is completed today. The purchase price corresponds to an equity value of around SEK 30 million. “The strategic importance of the…
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Friday, 29 October 2021 09:41
The European pulp and paper industry presents its contribution to the Three Billion Trees Initiative
The European pulp and paper industry fully supports the European Commission’s initiative to plant three billion additional trees in the EU by 2030. Cepi is ready to contribute to the long-term sustainable growth of forests. We believe this is the…
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Friday, 29 October 2021 09:33
Essity launches green hydrogen pilot for CO2-free tissue production
Hygiene and health company Essity is launching a pilot project to run a paper machine CO2-free with green hydrogen in the company’s production facility in Mainz-Kostheim, Germany. For this purpose, natural gas is successively replaced by green hydrogen on the…
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Friday, 29 October 2021 09:20
Kemira introduces advanced polymer technology to solve stickies challenges in recycled paper and board
Kemira’s new quick inversion polymer technology helps address one of the key concerns of recycled paper and board producers: stickies originating from tapes, glues, and labels used in recovered and recycled packaging material. The increasing use of recycled fibers in paper and board production brings unique challenges for the manufacturers. A common problem are the…
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Friday, 29 October 2021 09:17
Stora Enso introduces a unique carbon neutral cartonboard offering
Performa Light CarbonZero™ by Stora Enso is the first carbon neutral cartonboard offer in the market. It helps Stora Enso’s customers to have a smaller climate impact. Performa Light CarbonZero is a carbon neutral, renewable and recyclable cartonboard offering…
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Friday, 29 October 2021 09:14
Metsä Board Kyro mill’s new modernised finishing area starts up
The modernisation of the Metsä Board Kyro mill’s finishing area has now been completed and the finishing line with new advanced equipment has started up. During the mill’s annual maintenance shutdown in October, a new state-of-the-art reeler and winder were…
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Thursday, 21 October 2021 09:29
AMETEK Surface Vision introduces new performance services to reduce downtime and maximise ROI
Leading automated surface inspection solutions provider, AMETEK Surface Vision, now offers a range of expert system services to ensure optimum levels of operation for the lifetime of its inspection and monitoring products. Customers will benefit from AMECare Performance Services throughout…
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