Thursday, 22 June 2017 11:25
WestRock to Acquire Assets from Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) has just announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire substantially all of the assets of Island Container Corp. and Combined Container Industries LLC, which together are independent producers of corrugated boxes, sheets and point-of-purchase displays.…
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Wednesday, 21 June 2017 10:04
PCMC welcomes Gino Santi to North American-based sales team
Santi primarily will focus on serving independent tissue converters Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC)—a division of Barry-Wehmiller and a leading supplier of high-performance converting machinery for the global tissue, nonwovens and package-printing industries—is pleased to announce that Gino Santi has…
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Tuesday, 13 June 2017 09:57
WestRock Completes Acquisition of Five Facilities from U.S. Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) have just announced that it has completed the acquisition of certain operations of U.S. Corrugated, a large independent manufacturer of corrugated products for packaging and displays. WestRock acquired five corrugated converting facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana…
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Monday, 12 June 2017 07:36
WestRock Completes Acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK), a leading provider of differentiated paper and packaging solutions, have just announced the completion of the acquisition of Multi Packaging Solutions International Limited (NYSE:MPSX) (MPS). WestRock refinanced MPS debt as part of the transaction. “I am excited…
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Tuesday, 06 June 2017 09:02
Cenários Ibá: Brazilian pulp production remains strong
Pulp production grew 5.1% in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the same period last year, totaling 6.32 million tons against 6.02 million in 2016. In the wood panels segment, exports are in the spotlight with a growth of…
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Friday, 02 June 2017 07:51
Xerium Recognized as Participant Partner at N.C. State University’s Nonwovens Institute
Huycon Forming Belts Selected for New Reicofil 4 Pilot Line Xerium Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: XRM), a leading global provider of industrial consumable products and services, was recently presented an award for Participating Partner during the open house for The Nonwovens…
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Friday, 02 June 2017 07:20
GapCon offers unique design solution of the press part for tissue PM
The GapCon high end Tissue machine EconSOFT ERS, installed in Papelera Samseng (Argentina), with its standalone Extended Nip Module EconPRESS NExT, the unique design in the tissue field, is operating over 1.550 mpm from almost a month. The first performance…
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Thursday, 01 June 2017 16:42
Augustine named 2017 Tappi Fellow
Peter R. Augustine, President of Fabio Perini North America was named a 2017 TAPPI Fellow. TAPPI, a leading association for the global pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and converting industries honored Augustine with the title in Minneapolis, Minn., during PaperCon. The…
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Thursday, 01 June 2017 10:51
Valmet to rebuild Alas Dorada's tissue machine in Alas Doradas, El Salvador
Valmet has been trusted as supplier for the rebuild of Alas Dorada's PM4 in El Salvador. The main target for the rebuild is to raise production capacity by increasing press dryness, and enable improved paper quality as a second stage.…
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Thursday, 01 June 2017 08:55
ANDRITZ to acquire Paperchine, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has signed a contract for acquisition of Paperchine, Inc., owned by AstenJohnson Holdings Ltd., headquartered in Charleston, SC. Paperchine and its subsidiaries have approximately 180 employees in total and manufacturing facilities in the USA (Rockton, IL,…
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Friday, 26 May 2017 09:26
WestRock to Acquire Five Facilities from U.S. Corrugated Holdings, Inc.
WestRock Company (NYSE:WRK) has just announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain operations of U.S. Corrugated, a large independent manufacturer of corrugated products for packaging and displays. WestRock will acquire five corrugated converting facilities in…
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Wednesday, 24 May 2017 11:36
Fabio Perini technology set to dominate tissue world Sao Paulo
Technological expertise will be on display as Fabio Perini Brazil demonstrates its complete solution capabilities for the South American tissue converting market when Tissue World convenes in Sao Paulo, Brazil from May 31 to June 2. Fabio Perini Brazil is…
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Wednesday, 24 May 2017 10:00
ANDRITZ to supply TAD tissue machine to First Quality Tissue, USA
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from First Quality Tissue to supply a PrimeLineTAD tissue machine with complete stock preparation for its mill in Lock Haven, USA. Start-up is scheduled for 2019. The TAD (Through-Air-Drying) tissue machine has…
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Tuesday, 23 May 2017 09:34
Printed Specialties increases production with new eCon folio sheeter from BW Papersystems
New folio sheeter now produces press ready stacks without pile turning Printed Specialties increases production with a new eCon folio sheeter from BW Papersystems. Printed Specialties produces printing and paperboard packaging for the retail, electronics, and food, health and beauty…
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Friday, 12 May 2017 10:13
PCMC announces Let’s Roll 2017 show to reveal the Omnia
This new tissue embosser-laminator will offer customers flexibility and safety in a small footprint Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), a division of Barry-Wehmiller, has announced that registration is now open for Let’s Roll 2017, a one-day show that will feature…
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