The collaboration helps the pulp and paper industry to improve efficiency, streamline processes and enable crucial information sharing in the whole value chain.

TietoEVRY is partnering with Turck Vilant Systems to generate more value for data in the logistics ecosystem. The collaboration helps the pulp and paper industry to improve efficiency, streamline processes and enable crucial information sharing in the whole value chain.

Turck Vilant is the leading RFID solutions provider in the pulp and paper industry. Their RFID solutions benefit numerous pulp and paper producers by generating operational visibility and efficiency. The co-operation between TietoEVRY and Turck Vilant includes co-innovation in solution development, technology sharing, as well as sales and marketing.

Identifying product units and managing related data all along the logistics chain plays a key role in logistics efficiency, quality and cost management. With RFID, the identification of the batches, units, and rolls can be automated, and the collected information can be shared between the different parties efficiently.

”We are pleased to expand the use of RFID in the pulp and paper industry and making information on logistics units easily available. We welcome the co-operation with TietoEVRY, whose extensive experience in this industry and information sharing services creates value for our customers,” says Ville Kauppinen, Managing Director of Turck Vilant Systems.

“Utilising and sharing of data has increasingly bigger role in the industrial sector. We are constantly searching new ways to improve our customers’ efficiency and operational excellence. Co-operation with Turck Vilant Systems expands our capabilities to create more value from data,” says Jarmo Ropponen from TietoEVRY’s Pulp, Paper and Fibre industries.

TIPS Industry Solutions and Services, is optimized for pulp, paper, board, packaging, tissue and non-woven customers through the use of industry-proven best practices. It is the leading industry-specific ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and has already been installed in close to 300 locations worldwide.

For more information, please contact:

Jarmo Ropponen
Head of Sales and Marketing, Pulp, Paper and Fibre, TietoEVRY
mobile + 358 40 7499 732
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Sami Oksanen
Global Sales and Marketing Director, Turck Vilant Systems Oy
Mobile +358 40 564 2497
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

TietoEVRY creates digital advantage for businesses and society. We are a leading digital services and software company with local presence and global capabilities. Our Nordic values and heritage steer our success.

Headquartered in Finland, TietoEVRY employs around 24 000 experts globally. The company serves thousands of enterprise and public sector customers in more than 90 countries. TietoEVRY’s annual turnover is approximately EUR 3 billion and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ in Helsinki and Stockholm as well as on the Oslo Börs. www.tietoevry.com

Turck Vilant Systems is Europe’s leading supplier of supply chain and asset tracking RFID systems. Since 2002, we have been awarded with numerous growth and innovation awards, and we have delivered RFID Solutions to 38 countries on five continents. Turck Vilant Systems offers its customers turnkey RFID solutions that result in faster stock turnover, lower inventory levels and more efficient supply chain processes. Our offering includes in-house developed RFID middleware, own or third-party hardware supplied from a trusted partner network and services such as installation, integration, consultation and 24/7 support. www.turckvilant.com

WEPA Giershagen is steadily operating its Toscotec-supplied AHEAD-2.0S tissue line (PM19) at the speed of 2,200 mpm. PM19 came online in October 2015 and after a machine speed-up, reached the constant speed of 2,200 mpm. Based on this result, WEPA sets a new world record in the tissue industry for machine speed in continuous running conditions.

The AHEAD-2.0S line is dedicated to the production of high quality tissue from 15 to 16.5 gsm basis weight. WEPA maximized its efficiency and achieved top performance in terms of production capacity with low energy consumption. PM19 production fulfils the quality parameters of WEPA’s super-soft toilet paper.

Frank-Peter Folcz, Plant Manager WEPA Giershagen, said: “Concerning the layout of the machine, we decided for a double press with 2x 120 kN/m line load. This was a new way for us, but it was exactly the right way. In order to produce paper in this speed range in a stable manner and with the highest performance, you do not only need a good machine - motivated and very well-trained staff is just as important. This combination is key to success”.

Riccardo Gennai, Toscotec Sales Manager, said, “We congratulate WEPA on the incredible job they did on this Toscotec machine. Our longstanding partnership has led to many achievements, and taking PM19 to the constant speed of 2,200 mpm is certainly a great one. This is what we work for everyday at Toscotec: supporting our customers’ success with the best technology and services. It is a satisfaction for us to see that PM19 still has untapped drying capacity, given the considerable margin both in terms of steam pressure and hood temperature.”

From 2006, Toscotec supplied the WEPA Group with 5 complete tissue lines - three of which on a full turnkey basis - and eight rebuild projects in paper mills in Germany, France, Italy and Poland.

About WEPA

The WEPA Group is a family business operating throughout Europe and offers sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions that provide a safe feeling of hygiene and contribute to the well-being of millions of consumers all over Europe every day. With 3,700 employees, the WEPA Group produces hygiene paper products such as toilet paper, towel paper, handkerchiefs and napkins at 13 production sites in Europe. WEPA is one of the three largest European manufacturers and is market leader in the production of hygiene paper made of recycled fibres. The annual turnover amounts to approximately 1.3 billion euros. In the consumer business unit, WEPA is the specialist for the private label of European retailers. The Professional business unit, with the brands BlackSatino and Satino by WEPA, stands for sustainable and professional hygiene solutions, which are used in public washrooms, the industry, offices or health care for example. The headquarters of the WEPA Group is in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia.

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a complete PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine with stock preparation system to Xuong Giang Paper Mill, Vietnam, a subsidiary company of Bac Giang Import Export JSC.

The new line has a design capacity of 54 tons/d, a design speed of 1,300 m/min and a paper width of 2.85 meters. It will process virgin pulp as raw material to produce high-quality facial and toilet tissue as well as napkins. Start-up is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2020.

The stock preparation plant is split into separate short fiber and long fiber systems and also includes the approach flow system, fiber recovery and broke handling equipment, and pumps.

ANDRITZ PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 tissue machine © ANDRITZ

The tissue machine has a 12-ft. PrimeDry Steel Yankee, equipped with a steam-heated hood to ensure highly efficient drying and substantial energy cost savings compared to operations with a cast iron Yankee and gas-heated hood. The Yankee will be manufactured at the ANDRITZ Steel Yankee Business Center located in Foshan, China.

ANDRITZ will also supply a tailored automation system, including PrimeControl MCS (Machine Control System), DCS (Distributed Control System) and MMD (Multi-Motor Drive) as well as the complete LV MCC (Low-Voltage Motor Control Center). Detailed engineering, erection work supervision and commissioning services for the high-performance production process complete the scope of supply.

Excellent performance by ANDRITZ equipment already operating at the mill, successful cooperation during previous projects and responsive service capabilities were the decisive criteria for Xuong Giang Paper Mill to choose ANDRITZ as its partner once again. This ANDRITZ PrimeLineCOMPACT S 1300 is the third tissue machine to be supplied by ANDRITZ to the Vietnamese market in recent years.

With hygiene being front-of-mind for government, business leaders and the public alike, James Cropper’s papers with PaperGard antimicrobial technology have been tested against Feline Coronavirus, with favourable results.

Recent studies show Coronaviruses can remain viable on metal, glass, wood, textiles, plastic and paper surfaces from several hours to a number of days[1].  Whilst the viability of Coronaviruses is not strong on paper compared to other surfaces, with in-built anti-microbial protection the level of risk of cross-contamination from people’s hands is significantly reduced.

James Cropper is expert at applying silver ion technology to paper, with antimicrobial papers having been a part of the product portfolio since 2006. PaperGard offers product protection for the lifetime of the paper, incorporating Biomaster® antimicrobial technology from the UK’s leading additive specialist, Addmaster.

The technology, when applied to paper, is known to be highly effective against pathogens such as MRSA and E-coli and following rigorous testing by an independent laboratory, its viral efficacy against Feline Coronavirus has been proven. In testing, the PaperGard protected papers were proven effective at reducing the viability of the viral strain by over 95% in only two hours.

Addmaster regulatory affairs manager Lesley Taylor explains: “Feline Coronavirus and Covid-19 are members of the Coronaviridae family of viruses which cause a broad spectrum of animal and human disease.

“This group of viruses are enveloped and rely on a protective lipid coating and are amongst the easiest types of virus to deactivate. Biomaster has yet to be tested against Covid-19 on product surfaces and currently there is not yet a suitable method validated for Covid-19, however the result clearly demonstrates the antiviral efficacy of silver ion technology against a member of the Coronaviridae family.”

Coronaviruses are relatively easy to destroy with simple disinfectants which break the delicate envelope that surrounds the tiny microbe. However, these topical sanitising products are only effective for a short period before cleaning needs to re-occur, and not always practical on paper products. The silver ion treatment in PaperGard is incorporated into the paper during manufacture; it cannot be removed with any amount of wear and tear. It becomes an integral part of the material.

Richard Bracewell, marketing and technical director at James Cropper comments, “This innovation addresses demand for cleaner surfaces. PaperGard allows paper products exposed to high touch volumes to in effect ‘self-sanitise’, without affecting the appearance or performance of the paper itself. 

“The silver ions present within the paper continually work to prevent the growth of the micro-organisms, effectively reducing contamination levels on the surface.”

Whilst PaperGard has been regularly used for the production of medical and healthcare documents this technology can be applied across the portfolio of paper products manufactured by James Cropper, including papers and boards for premium packaging or greetings cards that are subject to a lot of handling.

How PaperGard works:

• Silver ions bind to the cell wall of the micro-organism; preventing growth
• The silver ions interrupt enzyme production; stopping the microbe from producing energy
• Silver ions interrupt the cell's DNA; preventing DNA replication and new cell formation
• This process does not allow the micro-organisms to develop any resistance

[1] New England Journal of Medicine: telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/does-coronavirus-live-different-surfaces/

SRP700, system ready package, is a solution offering based on the FieldCare device configuration application and combined with new Health Monitoring Application software.

Endress+Hauser launches its Asset Health Monitoring Solution, a pre-engineered software-based solution for Rockwell Automation systems and tailored for various industries. The solution accesses field instrumentation diagnostics and presents it in easily readable format to plant personnel, improving transparency, reducing maintenance costs and increasing plant availability.

The SRP700 runs on traditional hardware or in a virtual machine environment and is comprised of a central monitor and gateway, a standard client for device configuration management as well as a mobile client, and the field-proven Field Xpert SMT70 IP65/Class 1 Div 2 industrial tablet. It is used to access and acquire data from a variety of field devices, primarily analyzers and instruments. A KPI Dashboard (optional) presents diagnostics, history, statistics, and other information. in an easily readable format.

Plant personnel can use the SRP700 to:

• Take actions on diagnostic data provided by devices
• Connect to devices for troubleshooting and configuration
• See actual and past diagnostic data with corrective measures related with time stamps
• Analyze historical device diagnostic data

The Rockwell Edition of Endress+Hauser’s Asset Health Monitoring solution leverages Rockwell Automation PAC and HART I/O infrastructure to directly monitor diagnostics from Endress+Hauser and 3^rd party field process instruments for process technician users.

For more information visit https://eh.digital/3dNcIfL.

About Endress+Hauser in the U.S.

Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. Endress+Hauser provides sensors, instruments, systems and services for level, flow, pressure and temperature measurement as well as analytics and data acquisition. We work closely with the chemical, petrochemical, food & beverage, oil & gas, water & wastewater, power & energy, life science, primaries & metal, renewable energies, pulp & paper and shipbuilding industries. Endress+Hauser supports its customers in optimizing their processes in terms of reliability, safety, economic efficiency and environmental impact. The Group employs nearly 14,000 personnel worldwide and generated [net sales of] more than 2.6 billion euros (2.89 billion U.S. dollars) in 2019.

In order to avoid conflicts of interest, Lotta Lyrå has decided to resign from  SCA’s Board of Directors with immediate effect.

“We thank Lotta Lyrå for valuable contributions to the company”, says Pär Boman, Chairman of SCA’s Board of Directors.

For further information, please contact:
Björn Lyngfelt, Senior Vice President, Communications, tel +46 60 19 34 98
Katarina Nilsson, General Counsel and Secretary to the Board, tel +46 60 19 31 29

The core of SCA’s business is the forest, Europe’s largest private forest holding. Around this unique resource, we have built a well-developed value chain based on renewable raw material from our own and others’ forests.
We offer paper for packaging and print, pulp, wood products, renewable energy, services for forest owners and efficient transport solutions. In 2019, the forest products company SCA had approximately 4,000 employees and sales amounted to approximately SEK 19.6bn (EUR 1.9bn). SCA was founded in 1929 and has its headquarters in Sundsvall, Sweden. For more information, visit www.sca.com

The Board of Södra has appointed Lotta Lyrå as new President and CEO. She will take office this year and thereby replace CFO Peter Karlsson, who has been Interim President since 20 February this year.

“I am very proud to present Lotta Lyrå as our new President and CEO. She has the right competency profile to develop Södra within the context of the new Group strategy that has been developed. With a background in Södra and experience in both forestry and industry, she has an understanding of the development potential of family forestry and the innovation-driven culture that exists within the Group,” said Lena Ek, Chair of Södra.

Lotta Lyrå has served as CEO of Clas Ohlsson since 2017 and also held various senior positions in the IKEA Group. At Södra, she was previously employed as Head of Productivity for the Group and Sawmill Manager at Mönsterås.

“I am delighted and honoured to be entrusted with this opportunity – together with Södra’s members, employees, customers and contractors – to nurture and further develop Södra for the future. Södra has a unique platform, in terms of both raw material and mills, for future profitability, growth and innovation. Especially in light of the climate benefits that forests and forest products can provide through both forest growth and the replacement of fossil-based products. I am really looking forward to returning Södra, with its strong set of values, optimism and competence, and reconnecting with colleagues, members and customers,” said Lotta Lyrå.

And on the webshop, over 80 thousand Fabio Perini spare parts immediately available

The fear generated by the coronavirus and the closures in several countries to fight the pandemic have triggered a rush to buy, or "panic buying" as the British call it. Not only food products such as pasta, milk, flour, eggs, water, but also toilet paper and tissue products are disappearing from the shelves. Many companies in the Tissue industry around the world have increased production to the maximum, however exposing machines to high risk of failure, and some of them do not have the ability to produce more. This is why Fabio Perini and MTC, Körber companies in the Tissue division, thanks to their leadership in the sector, their financial stability, and their strong worldwide presence, have decided to make available in a short time a selection of standard machines and lines for converting and packaging.

"In addition to the health emergency that we are facing globally, as a company we are committed to further develop our activities in order to respond promptly to the current production needs of the market - comments Mauro Luna, Global Sales Director Fabio Perini S.p.A. - In this historical moment the advantage of being able to deliver converting and packaging machines in a fast way is certainly an added value that we can offer our customers".

Several machines and lines are available such as, for example, for converting, the Constellation S8 and Proxima S6 or for folded products the Star M2 Napkin Folder, for packaging the A6T and CMW208 packaging machines. All can be delivered worldwide in less than 4 months.  On the website northamerica.fabioperini.com/equipment you can find the available technologies with features and benefits and the possibility to contact directly the company's sales team for information and quotes.

The fast procurement and delivery of spare parts is also very important because it minimizes downtime. Fabio Perini, through the Spares Online e-commerce platform, provides over 80 thousand spare parts, all available for fast delivery. On the webshop, available 24/24 from all devices, the customer can keep track of the order phases: check stock availability and delivery dates in real time, print commercial documents and track the order until it is delivered to his plant. The webshop also allows the creation of wishlists for repetitive orders and enables to receive personalized offers and promotions.

"During this period the production of equipment is pushed to its maximum with demands that far exceed normal use. - comments Gianfranco Agnusdei, Global Customer Service Director, Fabio Perini S.p.A. - Unexpected equipment failure can lead to costly downtime and delays. Investing in and storing spare parts can help maximize production time and keep operations running smoothly. It is therefore critical to have an adequate supply of OEM spare parts that can help maximize operations".

Abraham Lincoln once said, “Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet.”

I recently drew cash at an ATM and was greeted with an on-screen message: “If everyone said no to a receipt just for one month, we would save 45 trees.” This is a classic example of greenwashing: making unsubstantiated or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of a product, service, technology or company practice.

These green claims often have no scientific basis to them – environmental myths have been published so often on the internet that they are deemed as facts.

Companies would prefer that you did not print the receipt because it saves them money. 

You may have been encouraged “save the planet” by opting to receive bills or magazines electronically. Again, this is a cost-saving measure, and a practical one considering the state of our local postal system (and the associated carbon footprint); but instead companies “greenwash” it by saying you’re saving trees.

Personally, I prefer to receive bills online because it’s just more convenient (not greener) – and I’m the world’s worst filer – or the world’s best piler. But give me a printed magazine over a digi-mag with page-turning sound effects any day!

The most common form of greenwash is that little footer at the bottom of emails – “think before you print”. If you need to print it, print it. And re-use it or recycle it once it’s been dealt with. If you’re going to be referring to something regularly, print it out and file it. Every time you open a document, your computer or device consumes energy – and in South Africa, we haven’t quite got the energy mix on the greener side just yet, that's if we have any at all.

Facts about forestry and farmed trees

Statements about saving trees by not printing are blatantly untrue. Firstly, the fibre for our paper and wood products is not sourced from from indigenous forests or rainforests (we don’t have rainforests in South Africa).

Paper along with a myriad of wood-, paper- and tissue-based items are made from farmed trees, and recycled paper (which came from trees in the first place). Certain species of trees are planted in crops in South Africa specifically for the paper and wood industries, with a small percentage harvested for use each year which are then replanted within the same year.  This is VERY different to deforestation which is the denuding of forested land for the likes of urban development (shopping mall, our homes, office parks) and agriculture.

Plantations are also not irrigated – they get their water from rain and groundwater and the sector even pays a “rain tax” – or streamflow reduction levy.

This make trees – and anything made from them – a renewable resource. Have you ever been asked to eat less carrots or cabbage to save the vegetable farm? No, you are supporting farmers by eating their produce.

Recycling paper does not save trees

Stating that your company has saved X number of trees because you’ve implemented a paper recycling programme is also misguided. As trees are farmed for the purpose of making paper, they do not need to be saved.

Paper recycling is important for other reasons. It diverts a useful material from landfill which paper, packaging and tissue manufacturers re-use to make stuff you use every day.

The recycling of one tonne of “paper does not save 17 pine trees” but it will save around three cubic metres of landfill space and that is something to be proud of. And it keeps the carbon in the paper fibre (absorbed from the air by the tree) locked up for longer.

One person’s waste is another’s treasure

Paper recycling – from the collection and buy-back centres to the reprocessing and manufacturing into new products – also sustains local jobs.

Recycling reclaimers and waste pickers have helped to increase the collection of hard-to-get post-consumer waste, especially office paper, which is why keeping your paper recycling separate and dry is better for them – they get more for cleaner paper.

In 2018, 71.7% of recoverable paper – 1.285 million tonnes of documents, newspaper, magazines, cardboard boxes of countless kinds, and milk and juice cartons – was diverted from landfills for re-use.

Using recycled printer paper is not necessarily greener

Recycled printing and copy paper is not made in South Africa – this is imported, carrying an additional carbon footprint. Companies should be purchasing locally made copy paper. There are two well-known South African brands, both of which are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) as sustainably produced.

So consider the environment before you greenwash your marketing claims.

But make a noise about using locally produced paper, your successful recycling programme and that you are supporting informal collectors or small businesses by making their paper and other recyclables available to them.

For more information, visit www.thepaperstory.co.za and www.recyclepaper.co.za

The iDEAL® mod. 2000S Tissue Machine start-up took place on March, 20th in Mexico, perfectly in line, even in advance, compared to the challenging project scheduling and despite the very critical global conditions

The new A.Celli iDEAL® Tissue Machine machine has a 2650-mm web width, a working speed of 2000 m/min and a production capacity of about 100 tpd. It was designed to answer all the requests and demands made by Grupo Corporativo Papelera, who with this step forward made its strategic investment in the world of tissue paper production thanks to a high-performance machine.

The scope of supply represents the state of the art of A.Celli technology, in particular with the following great innovations:

• 16’ Forged Yankee, innovative and unique on the market, consisting of a single piece of steel heated to more than 1200 ° C, moulded and processed using forging and hot rolling systems, from which a cylinder of homogeneous material without welds is obtained.
• Extreme Automation DCS System, completely new, intuitive and user-friendly that has allowed the customer to manage the machine autonomously from the very first day, always with the prompt remote assistance of A.Celli technicians.

The A.Celli team showed great flexibility, managing to complete a highly customized project on an engineering and assembly level.

Despite the very critical global conditions and with the extraordinary support and expertise of the Grupo Corporativo Papelera’s staff, the A.Celli team did not lose concentration, being able to manage the paper to the pope and make the first reel a few hours after the ignition.

With this new Tissue Machine A.Celli Paper will offer Grupo Corporativo Papelera a leap forward in quality, aiming for important and ambitious production milestones.

The long-standing competencies, dependable reliability and technological excellence that have always distinguished the Group make A.Celli Paper the ideal supplier for every customer.