Friday, 16 May 2014 21:59
Metso strengthens valve and field device services in Germany by opening a new Service Center in Leuna
Metso has opened a new service center in eastern Germany, in the Leuna industrial area. The new service center supports the company's strategy to grow its valve and field device service business globally and strengthens Metso's service capabilities within the…
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014 12:08
Replacement of CD profiling actuators made easy, even in single units
Until now paper mills have had to either renovate a worn out dilution actuator at a high cost, or to replace all actuators simultaneously and invest in a costly CD weight system replacement, if original spare parts are no longer…
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Friday, 19 April 2013 15:22
Kelheim Fibres GmbH Acquires FR Fibre Technology from Bankrupt Avilon
In line with its strategy of continued specialisation, Kelheim Fibres GmbH, the world's leading producer of speciality viscose fibres, has reached an agreement with the bankrupt Finnish fibre company Avilon for the acquisition of knowhow and technology for the production…
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Monday, 15 April 2013 10:46
ABB wins order for a new paper quality control system
ABB, the leading power and automation group, has won an order for upgrading the paper quality control system of the production line LWC4 at the SCA Ortviken paper mill in Sweden. The project scope includes a number of new functions…
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Monday, 15 April 2013 08:30
International Paper launching conservation program to protect forests from factories
It was too many versions of the dictionary ago that “ecology” and “economy” were virtually right next to one another. That, however, was about the only place where the two came together. But they’re cozying up again now via a…
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Sunday, 14 April 2013 23:13
Voith Paper and Trützschler Nonwovens cooperate on nonwovens machinery
In the future, paper machine manufacturer Voith Paper and nonwovens expert Trützschler are working together, offering a complete production line for the manufacturing of wet laid and hydroentangled nonwovens. The aim of the cooperation is the joint development and marketing…
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Sunday, 14 April 2013 08:30
Fortress Paper agrees to sell Dresden Mill for €160 million
Fortress Paper Ltd. ("Fortress Paper" or the "Company") (TSX:FTP) is pleased to announce that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fortress Security Papers AG ("FSP"), have entered into a share purchase agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") with Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH…
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Friday, 12 April 2013 22:45
Heinzel Group finalizes the Laakirchen paper mill acquisition & starts sales & marketing cooperation
The Heinzel Group is pleased to announce that the takeover of the former SCA publication paper mill in Laakirchen, Austria, agreed in December 2012, was completed on April 2, 2013. With a turnover of EUR 308 m in 2012, Laakirchen…
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Friday, 12 April 2013 11:09
Ahlstrom completed the investments for low grammage papers production at its Stenay plant, France
Ahlstrom, a global high performance fiber-based materials company, has completed the earlier announced EUR 7 million investments at its Stenay plant, France. With the investment, the plant successfully expanded its product portfolio of one-side coated papers for metalized labels and…
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 19:16
ANDRITZ to rebuild board machine for Kartonsan Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret, Turkey
International technology Group ANDRITZ will upgrade board machine 2 and the related stock preparation systems for Kartonsan Karton Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. in Izmit, Turkey, and thus increase duplex and triplex board production from 100,000 to 160,000 t/a. The start-up…
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Thursday, 11 April 2013 10:04
Finnish paper exports to fall on shift to online media
Finland's paper exports are set to fall this year and next as more European consumers and advertisers abandon print and turn to online media due to economic uncertainty, a research firm said. Finland is home to Europe's biggest paper producers,…
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 11:11
UPM sells real estate and machinery at Aureskoski mill to Tammiwood Ltd.
UPM sells the real estate and machinery at Aureskoski further processing mill in Parkano, Finland, to Tammiwood Ltd. The parties have agreed not to disclose the sales price. UPM operations at Aureskoski mill ceased in December 2012. UPM produced interior…
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 10:47
Paperlinx announced as UK stockist for Mondi DNS® color print
Mondi’s high-white (170 CIE), extra smooth digital printing paper, DNS® color print, is now available to the broader UK market through UK paper merchant Paperlinx. International packaging and paper manufacturer Mondi has announced Paperlinx as the UK stockist for DNS®…
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Tuesday, 09 April 2013 09:27
Start of new tissue paper research cluster
This month, research company Innventia is launching a new project within the field of tissue paper. The participating companies and Innventia have now together decided on the focus for the next two years. Having previously concentrated on energy issues, the…
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Monday, 08 April 2013 15:00
UPM to Close 2 Paper Machines one in Germany and one in Finland
UPM will permanently close down the paper machine 3 at UPM Rauma mill in Finland and the paper machine 4 at Ettringen mill in Germany by the end of the April 2013. The number of employees is reduced by 87…
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