Alliance provides oil analysis solutions that will help users prevent costly machine repairs. Emerson Process Management and Spectro Incorporated announce an exclusive alliance to combine technical innovation and expertise to deliver expanded best-in-class oil analysis solutions. By integrating Emerson’s industry-leading…
Billerud, Swedish manufacturer of strong primary fibre-based packaging material, recently acquired two paper machines in Finland from UPM. Tieto helps Billerud to dismount the production systems from UPM and later integrate them into Billerud with Tieto Integrated Paper Solution TIPS.…
In conclusion of their discussions about the restructuring measures at Voith Paper, the chief negotiators of Voith Paper and the relevant Workers' Council Committees have settled for a reconciliation of interests on September 11, 2012.In May 2012, Voith Paper had…
All of UPM’s European pulp and paper mills are now certified in accordance with the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), a voluntary environmental management system. In addition, the Fray Bentos pulp mill in Uruguay is the first non-European mill…
The Cham Paper Group's transformation process is progressing more rapidly than expected. As the Group announced today, by April 2013 it will be ready to commence production of speciality papers for the tobacco industry, which are currently produced in Cham,…
Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, organizes a Capital Market’s Day on September 19, 2012 in London, UK. The event is organized on invitational basis for analysts. The focus of the day will be on Metsä Board’s growth potential in…
Mika Paljakka (43), who has held the Corporate Management Team position of SVP, Human Resources of Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has been appointed Sales Director, Cartonboards, USA. Paljakka will be located in the Metsä Board’s US sales office…
Ahlstrom, a high performance materials company, will invest into additional capacity in filtration materials at its site in Turin, Italy. The investment will be operational by the third quarter of 2013 and will consist of an upgrade to a paper…
CEPI and industriAllEurope launched a good practice report on health and safety in the European paper industry at a conference in Germany. CEPI – the Confederation of European Paper Industries – and industriAllEurope – the European Trade Union Federation –…
The annual PPI Awards recognize the achievements of companies, mills and individuals in the pulp and paper sector. The awards provide an opportunity for pulp and papermakers worldwide to show off their strategic accomplishment as well as achievements in leadership,…
Tuesday, 11 September 2012 08:28

Mondi hosts 2nd annual “Green Event”

Hosted by Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK, sustainability managers from PEFC™, WWF, WWT, HP and Mondi will present at the Green Event. Topic highlights include: sustainability in the paper and printing industries, current climate change issues, and Mondi’s active environmental…
Metso’s high-selling machine vision system, Metso Process and Quality Vision (Metso PQV) is now available with several new features to further improve runnability and ensure flawless quality for paper makers. These include: New Full HD digital matrix cameras allowing more…
Metso and the Swedish seal manufacturer Huhnseal have signed an agreement regarding mechanical seals for the global pulp and paper industry. The seals will be sold under the Metso brand with the product name SealMax. The agreement includes mechanical seals…
UPM offers FSC certification as a forest service to private forest owners in Finland. UPM has been granted an FSC group certificate, which enables UPM to group certify Finnish private forests and community forests in accordance with the Finnish FSC…
Ahlstrom, a global high performance materials company, has today signed an agreement to acquire the Sweden-based Munktell Filter AB as a strategic step to grow the advanced filtration business particularly in life science and laboratory applications. Under the agreement, Ahlstrom…