Support staff and facilities are expanding to help customers meet the challenges of today’s process operations – wherever they are Emerson Process Management has embarked on a programme to strengthen its support service capabilities for customers around the world. In…
Kemira's co-determination negotiations in Finland have been concluded. The negotiations concerned Kemira's sites in Helsinki, Espoo, Oulu, Sastamala, Kuusankoski, Joutseno, Vaasa and Harjavalta. In the beginning of the negotiations it was estimated that the personnel reductions may affect approximately 260…
Metso will convert the combustion technology at the Haapaniemi 2 power plant of Kuopion Energia in Kuopio, Finland, from pulverized peat-fired combustion to fluidized bed technology. Metso’s delivery scope covers all the modifications in the boiler required by fluidized bed…
The Siemens Industry Automation Division has announced the expansion of its industry software portfolio with the acquisition of VRcontext International S.A., Brussels, Belgium. The announcement was made today at the Digital Plant Congress in Würzburg, Germany. With its Walkinside product…
The Packaging Days of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) on September 25 and 26 at the Print Media Center in Wiesloch-Walldorf enabled some 120 customers and industry experts from across Europe, USA and Brazil to obtain information about the company's packaging…
Barry- Wehmiller International Resources (BWIR) has established a European office located in Brussels, Belgium. This strategic location provides BWIR access to the European market to interact directly with existing and potential customers to support their needs and respond immediately to…
Recently published ARC Advisory Group study states Collaborative Production Management (CPM) for process industries is a growing market, driven by the need to improve energy efficiency, reduce costs and manage production Zurich, Switzerland, October 8, 2012—In a recently published study…
Friday, 05 October 2012 10:12

BASF and CSM establish 50-50 joint venture

BASF and Purac, a subsidiary of CSM, are establishing a joint venture for the production and sale of biobased succinic acid. The company will be named Succinity GmbH and will be operational in 2013. The establishment of Succinity GmbH is…
CPI expresses concern over legislative initiatives that it says jeopardize the United Kingdom's paper industry. The U.K.-based Confederation of Paper Industries has released a statement expressing concern over government policies and initiatives that it says may have a negative impact…
Lenzing AG, listed on the benchmark index ATX of the Vienna Stock Exchange and global market leader for man-made cellulose fibers, has now acquired a 100% shareholding of the Czech pulp producer Biocel Paskov A.S. Up until now Lenzing has…
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 10:07

Restructuring programme at Hallsta Paper Mill

Holmen Paper is starting work aiming to concentrate production at the mill in Hallstavik to two paper machines with strong positions in their respective product segments: MF Magazine and book paper. The result of this is that the mill’s oldest…
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 09:15

SCA divests newsprint mill in Aylesford

SCA has divested its 50% shareholding in the UK-based newsprint facility Aylesford Newsprint to the private equity company Martland Holdings. Martland Holdings has acquired all of Aylesford Newsprint, which was equally owned by SCA and Mondi. The company has 280…
Oliotalo Oy designs and manufactures intelligent remote monitoring solutions and provides engineering services of embedded systems. With this investment, Miston Oy becomes the majority owner of Oliotalo. Kaius Häggblom, the founder and managing director, will stay with the company as…
For the 14th time the business daily WirtschaftsBlatt set out to identify the most successful companies in Austria together with the credit reference agency KSV1870 and PwC. The Austrian Leading Companies Award focuses on the solid performance of a firm…
The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG has extended the Management Board mandate of Peter Untersperger (52) for a further three years until April 2016. Peter Untersperger started his career in Lenzing in 1985 as Assistant to the CFO. In 1994…