Ian Melin-Jones
M-real Kemiart Forerunner Award for innovation in corrugated brand packaging granted to Red Bull and TFP-Grafika
International brand owner, Red Bull, and its corrugated display supplier, TFP-Grafika, have been awarded the M-real Kemiart Forerunner Award for innovation in corrugated brand packaging. The prize, awarded for the ninth time, went to two different point-of-purchase displays for Red Bull Energy Drinks that provide incremental space in the shop, and help advertise and promote both the brand and Red Bull sponsored events.
Red Bull is known for arranging and sponsoring different sports events, most notably the Red Bull Air Race. It requires specific display solutions for fast rotating sales points in order to build event awareness by creating unique visual communication.
Its' products need to be supported by packaging and display units in both traditional and modern trade environments. It is vital that the displays show the premium quality brand image of Red Bull to enhance the consumer’s brand awareness. Displays are also used for additional product placement, particularly in premium supermarkets such as the Alma retail chain that require high quality standards in display materials. “High quality displays give wings to sales,” says Tomek Dzwonkowski, Trade Marketing Specialist of Red Bull.
Ewa Niewiadomska-Klajnszmit, Production Director of TFP-Grafika adds: “It was a challenge to achieve the high quality required by Red Bull for product exposure on what were large displays. Both displays have a four-layer structure, with coated Kemiart Graph supplying the surface for offset printing and litho lamination. With Kemiart Graph, we were able to achieve excellent print results and the correct brand colour shades.”
TFP-Grafika chose Kemiart Graph because its primary fibres help produce perfect print without white spots caused by dusting; trouble-free die cutting; and prevent cracking at the fold. The overall consistency of Kemiart grades increases productivity during every step of converting. The strength of Kemiart Graph also ensures that the displays perform at their best after transportation and warehousing.
ABB’s System 800xA receives KEMA certification for electrical integration
Controller interface for integrating intelligent electronic devices and other power system components passes rigorous KEMA conformance tests for global IEC 61850 standard
ABB announced today that its System 800xA Extended Automation controller has received KEMA certification for its IEC 61850 electrical integration interface. IEC 61850 is the global communication standard for Power Distribution and Substation Automation. System 800xA’s unique ability to integrate wide variety of intelligent electronic devices provides a single platform for process and electrical systems, resulting in significant operational and energy efficiency benefits.
Founded in 1927, KEMA is a global provider of business and technical consulting, operational support, measurement and inspection, testing and certification for the energy and utility industry. KEMA’s Protocol Competence and Test Center is the leading certification organization for IEC protocols, and is the first independent test organization authorized by UCA (Utility Communications Architecture) International Users Group to perform the official IEC 61850 conformance tests and issue certificates.
This certification assures that System 800xA’s AC 800M controller is in full compliance with the global IEC 61850 standard for electrical devices. ABB has been delivering integrated process and power automation systems for many years, and has been active in the development IEC 61850, which ensures global consistency and interoperability of industrial electrical system components.
The IEC 61850 standard, along with other emerging technologies, has lowered the investment barrier for customers to integrate the process and power devices on their plant floors. The demand for integrated process and power automation is growing in traditional markets that are heavy energy users, such as Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Pulp and Paper, Minerals and Metals industries.
By integrating power and process systems on the common 800xA platform, customers optimize the design and performance of their electrical and automation systems and see additional benefits in reduced maintenance, engineering and overall lifecycle costs. According to ARC, typical savings can result in a 20% reduction in CAPEX (capital expenditures) and OPEX (operating expenditures) by integrating these two, usually separate, automation infrastructures.
ABB’s groundbreaking extended automation System 800xA has improved industrial productivity, safety, and operational profitability for customers in virtually every industry and every region, from process industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, pulp and paper, cement, and mining to traditional electric and water utilities to alternative energy production such as solar, waste-to-energy and bioethanol. For more information, please visit http://www.abb.com/controlsystems.
Domtar distribution group is now Ariva™
The leading provider of high-quality paper, packaging and graphic arts supplies today announced the launch of its new identity: Ariva. Formerly Domtar Distribution Group, the rebranding under the name Ariva marks the beginning of a new era in the company's development as a leading provider of best-in-class solutions for the 21st century.
The Ariva name and brand replaces all of the company's legacy brands: RIS the paper house in the U.S. and Buntin Reid, JBR La Maison du Papier, and The Paper House in Canada.
The company's new tagline—Paper to pixels. The way forward.—conveys Ariva's commitment to innovating new ideas and solutions to meet the evolving needs of customers in the digital age.
"Our customers' businesses and needs are changing in ways no one could imagine a decade ago," said Mark Ushpol, Senior Vice-President of Ariva. "Our new identity reflects our recognition of these fundamental changes and our commitment to work as a unified team to deliver new products and solutions to give our customers a competitive edge. No matter where the future leads, Ariva will be there with innovative solutions to help our customers communicate, collaborate and compete more effectively."
Ushpol said the Ariva brand provides a strong, unified identity for the company in all of the markets where it operates, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. "Ariva is focused on new opportunities and partnerships globally, while building on the proud legacy of our predecessor companies," he added. "Our core values have not changed - we remain committed to excellence, to serving customers with professionalism and integrity in forging long-term relationships."
Ahlstrom renews its brand to reflect the new strategy and markets
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, is launching a renewed brand today. The new brand identity is the visual expression of the company's new business strategy, which has been developed as a response to the changing needs of its customers around the world.
Ahlstrom has been building on its experience and know-how to anticipate customer needs. Recently, the company has made some fundamental changes in its strategy and operating model, and the company is now positioned strongly towards the future.
To reflect all these changes, Ahlstrom today unveils a new brand story and brand identity. They are the result of an extensive research among employees and external stakeholders across all the different markets and countries in which the company operates.
"Following the acquisitions made during the last few years and the recent strategy review, we have worked hard to create 'One Ahlstrom', to ensure that this is a company with strong values and consistent culture and a shared passion for doing things better. That means better products, better performance and better service for all our customers. To crystallize this we also needed to change the way we identify and present ourselves," says Jan Lång, the President & CEO of Ahlstrom.
"As an inspiration for our employees and as a promise to our external stakeholders, we'll strive to Stay ahead. We've come a long way because progress has always been our life-blood. We need to ensure our customers stay ahead" Lång adds.
All these themes are brought together in Ahlstrom's new logo and the new brand promise, Stay ahead. The brand identity consists of completely new colors and other visual elements, which reflect the company's commitment to renewal and delivering results.
Ahlstrom celebrates the launch of its brand today at a premier night in which a TV documentary of the company's 160-year journey is presented to a large audience of invited guests. The documentary will be broadcast on MTV3, the main commercial Finnish TV channel, on March, 6
Kelheim Fibres present Viscose specialities with added functionality at INDEX
The Bavarian manufacturer of speciality viscose fibres has been firmly established in the nonwovens industry as a supplier of unique fibre solutions for many years.
Therefore Matthew North, Commercial Director at Kelheim Fibres, is more than happy to present an extended range of new products at this year's INDEX in Geneva. Kelheim's fibre specialists are particularly proud of their new fibres with added functionality.
"We have developed the first viscose fibre with ion exchange properties. Incorporated in special papers or nonwovens it can filter destructive acids out of all kinds of liquids - or provide a better taste of hot beverages when used as water softener in tea or coffee pads.", he explains about Poseidon, one of Kelheim's new fibres.
Poseidon's sister fibre, Deep-Dye, is a cationically activated viscose fibre which stands out thanks to its particularly high dye absorption capacity. Deep-Dye also does an outstanding job in filters, used for example for the decolouration of waste water from dyehouses.
In addition to Poseidon and Deep-Dye - and also of major interest for the nonwovens industry - there are extra absorbent new viscose specialities that offer a number of benefits not only for the end product but also for further processing thanks to their different added functionalities, including high levels of dispersability.
"These new fibres are the result of our consistent strategy of developing innovative speciality fibres. Specialities will gain even more importance in the future. They make the difference: they can give a product new added properties or they can make further processing more efficient - and therefore more cost-effective.", says Matthew North.
At the same time, he is convinced that innovative fibres form the basis for further developments in the future: "The market for tailor-made fibres - fibres that are precisely engineered to meet the specific requirements of the customer, will grow." Kelheim's R&D team is well prepared to meet this challenge. They work together with an international network of scientists and have their own on-site testing facilities and pilot plants, including, for example, a technical centre for paper applications. In this way Kelheim is able to find the answers to very specific requirements of its customers.
In addition to the new fibre specialities from Kelheim their established brands Danufil®, Galaxy® and Viloft® nonwoven will be an important subject at INDEX, as Kelheim Fibres has been the world's leading supplier of viscose specialities for tampon and hygiene fibres for many years. Different cross sections and a wide range of special fibre properties are the characteristics of Kelheim's broad range of products. Beyond that, Kelheim Fibres has made itself a name as the only European manufacturer of viscose short cut fibres for paper applications.
Gardner Denver, Inc. Announces the Retirement of Frank J. Hansen From the Board of Directors
Gardner Denver, Inc. has announced that Frank J. Hansen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has decided to retire following the November 2011 Board Meeting after having reached the customary Board retirement age. The Board has unanimously appointed Diane K. Schumacher member of the Gardner Denver, Inc. Board of Directors since 2000, to succeed Mr. Hansen as Chairperson upon his retirement. Mr. Hansen was appointed Chairman, in a non-executive capacity, in May 2008 and has been a director of Gardner Denver, Inc. since June 1997. In addition, Mr. Hansen served as Lead Nonemployee Director from November 2002 until his appointment as Chairman of the Board in May 2008. "Frank Hansen's guidance and dedicated service to Gardner Denver over the past fourteen years has been invaluable. On behalf of the Board of Directors, shareholders and employees of the Company, I thank him for his many contributions," said Barry L. Pennypacker, Gardner Denver's President and Chief Executive Officer. "His tremendous knowledge of our industry and extensive business experience has been a key asset to Gardner Denver's growth and success and will be greatly missed." Diane K. Schumacher has been a director of Gardner Denver since August 2000 and is currently Chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mrs. Schumacher served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Cooper Industries, Ltd., a company engaging in the manufacture and sale of electrical products and tools, from 1995 to 2003, and was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer until August 2006. She served as Special Counsel to the CEO of Cooper from September 2006 until her retirement from Cooper in September 2008. "Over the past decade, Diane's experience, business acumen and forward thinking have been instrumental to the Board of Directors," said Mr. Pennypacker. "As Chairperson, she will be a valuable leader, especially as we continue the Company's evolution through the Gardner Denver Way." Gardner Denver, Inc., with 2010 revenues of approximately $1.9 billion, is a leading worldwide manufacturer of highly engineered products, including compressors, liquid ring pumps and blowers for various industrial, medical, environmental, transportation and process applications, pumps used in the petroleum and industrial market segments and other fluid transfer equipment, such as loading arms and dry break couplers, serving chemical, petroleum and food industries. Gardner Denver's news releases are available by visiting the Investors section on the Company's website (www.GardnerDenver.com).
Mondi’s new “Feel the Difference” Color Copy campaign highlights haptics for 2011
Mondi launches the 2011 Color Copy campaign with flirty new ads, a Facebook site, an online game and a chance to win a Sony Vaio Subnotebook.
This month, global paper and packaging manufacturer Mondi launched its new “Feel the Difference” Color Copy campaign with the slogan, “Only the best quality feels this good”. The 2011 campaign plays on Color Copy’s haptics and its reputation as a smooth high quality colour laser paper. The new ads feature a Color Copy-clad man or woman reclining on a smooth sheet of Color Copy — a fun visual metaphor that suggests Color Copy is smooth enough to surround oneself in.
“As part of our 2011 ‘Feel the Difference Campaign’, our new ads emphasise the smooth feel of Color Copy and the pleasant, tactile experience it offers together with an element of luxury to illustrate that it is a high quality, premium paper,” explains Johannes Klumpp, Marketing and Sales Director Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper. “In addition to the information on our Color Copy website and Facebook page, customers will also find stickers on all Color Copy reams with details about our new online game.”
As part of the “Feel the Difference” Campaign, the Mondi website (www.mondigroup.com/colorcopy) and the Color Copy Facebook page provide a link to the new online game, where three animated printing machines release printouts of “soft” and “hard” pictures. Players collect points by catching and dragging the “soft” Color Copy printouts to the filing box before they hit the ground. The monthly high-score prize is an apple iPod nano and those participants with overall high scores can register to take part in a prize draw to win a Sony Vaio Subnotebook, which will be awarded after game goes offline in August.
In the 2010 EMGE survey on cutsize papers, participants ranked Color Copy No. 1 in Western Europe when it came to performance. Color Copy is also part of Mondi’s eco-friendly Green Range of papers, is CO2 Neutral, FSC® certified, and has the EU Ecolabel, making it an environmentally friendly choice for full colour print-outs, high impact presentations, promotional material, direct mailings, business plans, or print proofs. The Color Copy product portfolio has consistently expanded over the last 21 years and most recently launched Color Copy indigo, an HP 3-star certified paper for HP Indigo digital presses. All Green Range papers are FSC certified, totally chlorine free (TCF) or 100% recycled.
For a more information about Color Copy and the 2011 “Feel the Difference” campaign please visit www.mondigroup.com/colorcopy.
New Masuga is Sappi’s “sweet” paper choice
Global pulp and paper producer, Sappi, has come up with another environmentally sound solution that combines the natural look of uncoated paper with the smoothness of a coated grade.
Masuga was recently launched in Johannesburg, with renowned chef Justin Bonello giving a ‘sweet cooking’ demonstration to reiterate Masuga’s branding as ‘Sappi’s sweet paper’. Masuga is produced primarily from sugar cane waste (bagasse) and wood fibre derived from sustainably certified and well managed forests.
During his demonstration, Justin highlighted the analogies between cooking and making paper. Both require specific, quality ingredients and fail-proof recipes. And in both instances, the end product is something tactile that can be touched and enjoyed in a way that no digital product can.
Masuga is also a ‘sweet’ choice for many other reasons. The development of this paper is the prime example of a manufacturer understanding and interpreting the needs of its customers, and as a result producing an innovative local grade made from alternative fibres.
“Masuga was developed in response to a specific customer request (from Woolworths) for a very smooth, uncoated environmental paper in a natural shade. This makes it the first text and cover grade of its kind on the market,” says Sappi Paper and Paper Packaging Business Develop Manager, Kathy Ormerod. The new grade is a double win for specifiers across the board. “Not only does it provide a natural-looking ‘canvas’ to unleash design creativity and provide more end-use options, but its smooth surface gives it the excellent printability and quality finish that are characteristic of a coated grade.”
The paper’s environmental and socio-economic credentials are equally impressive. It consists of 90% sugar cane waste and 10% wood fibre sourced from a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified plantation. The unbleached mixture is pulped, revealing the fibres’ natural shade when turned into paper. Masuga is 100% recyclable. A further benefit is that the sugar cane mill that supplies Sappi with the sugar cane waste, is black owned; and 25% of the mill’s shareholders are local cane farmers.
Masuga was developed in response to Woolworths’ need to use a paper that supports its Good Business Journey goals of protecting the environment and empowering people. “We are fortunate to have partnered with Sappi in developing this exciting and innovative paper. Their expertise has made this possible,” says Woolworths’ Good Business Journey Manager, Justin Smith. Woolworths’ 2010 Annual and Sustainability Reports were the first documents to be printed on Masuga.
“Being a 100% locally produced paper is an added bonus,” adds Sappi’s Kathy, “as buying ‘local’ supports the economy and job creation in our country. It also assists in establishing a unique South African offering of paper that is manufactured according to the highest environmental standards; and without the big carbon footprint that is evident in many of the imported grades.
Masuga’s smoothness and natural look makes it a great choice for printing annual reports, corporate stationery, books, brochures, tags, folders etc. It is available in an extended grammage range of 100,120,170 and 350g/m² and is exclusively distributed by Antalis.
Vacon AC drives saved 35 TWh of energy in 2010
The AC drives of globally operating Vacon helped save an estimated 35 TWh of energy in 2010. The energy savings helped reduce the carbon dioxide emissions by about 17 million tons, which, for its part, help mitigate climate change.
About 35 TWh of electrical energy was saved last year with the help of Vacon AC drives. This corresponds to the amount of energy produced by approximately six 700-MW nuclear power reactors in a year.
Producing the same amount of energy using the current electricity production methods would have caused about 17 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. This amount of carbon dioxide corresponds to the annual emissions of about 4.5 million cars.
An AC drive adjusts the speed of an electric motor according to the real process need, which typically reduces energy consumption by 20-50 %. An investment in an AC drive is small compared to the cost of the energy an electric motor consumes, so the energy savings resulting from an AC drive controlling a motor quickly makes the investment profitable. According to studies, the payback time of AC drives has continuously shortened. For example, in pump and fan applications the payback time can even be less than one year.
"Vacon has delivered AC drives since 1995, and they are used to control electric motors, and in renewable energy generation. Competing or substitute technical solutions do not exist for AC drives and are not within sight," says Vesa Laisi, President and CEO.
AkzoNobel publishes 2010 Report online and via iPad
AkzoNobel has today published its 2010 Report. The Report, which combines its annual and sustainability reports, will be available for the first time as an iPad application, as well as online. The printed version will be published during the week beginning March 14.
This year’s dedicated website and iPad versions build further on last year’s report concept, and contain full details of the company’s financial and sustainability performance.
Visitors to the online version will discover an improved content structure and toolbar functionality. The dedicated website will also include intuitive navigation, customizable graphs and downloadable financial information in Excel format.
Last year, AkzoNobel’s report was ranked number four in the ‘Annual Report on Annual Reports 2010’ listing, published by the independent report analyst, enterprise.com (e.com).