Wednesday, 05 October 2011 12:00
Mondi hosted the Green Event at WWT Wetland Centre in Barnes (UK) with renowned speakers from the environmental sector.
Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK invited key sustainability managers to the Green Event, which covered a variety of topics including green procurement, current climate issues, and active environmental projects. Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK hosted the Green Event at the…
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 10:00
Stora Enso and SRV plan in co-operation to build a world-class Wood City
Stora Enso plans to undertake a unique wooden construction project in Finland called Wood City in collaboration with the construction company SRV. A proposal that a site in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki be reserved for Stora Enso Oyj and…
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Tuesday, 04 October 2011 09:00
Södra inaugurates new sawmill to increase profitability
Today 3rd October 2011, the new Södra Timber Värö facility has been inaugurated by Minister for Trade Ewa Björling. Through its subsidiary Södra Timber, the Södra forestry Group has invested SEK 1 billion in a new sawmill in Värö that…
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Friday, 30 September 2011 16:00
Avilon signs letter of Intent on Antimicrobial and Antiviral Viscose Fiber Manufacturing
Avilon Ltd, part of Neo Industrial's Viscose Fibers business, has today signed a letter of intent with Finnish SilverPhasE, concerning the product development, marketing and manufacture of antimicrobial and antiviral viscose fiber. This concerns a new technology, more cost-effective and…
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Friday, 30 September 2011 15:00
BBC Features Fortress Paper’s Banknote Facility
BBC News visited Fortress Paper’s facility in Landquart, Switzerland this week to learn about the process of making banknotes. In a video featured in the BBC’s Business section, Marco Ziethen, the production manager at Landquart, takes reporter Lucy Burton through…
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Friday, 30 September 2011 13:00
Weig Karton Mayen saves 190 man-hours a year for roll cleaning thanks to Voith
Due to severe fouling inside the DuoStabilizer rolls of the first dryer group of its KM 6 board machine, Weig Karton has until now had to clean the stabilizer rolls once a year. This cleaning process is extremely laborious, as…
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Thursday, 29 September 2011 18:39
Metso Kappa Q analyzer replaces old technology at the Billerud Karlsborg mill in Sweden
By adopting Metso Kappa Analyzer technology, Billerud Karlsborg will benefit from faster and more accurate measurements to help improve pulp quality and optimize chemical usage The Karlsborg mill in Sweden is installing a Metso Kappa Q to replace two old…
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011 13:00
UPM Tervasaari PM 8 rebuild proceeds as planned
In November 2010 UPM announced its response to the growing demand for label papers by increasing the label paper production capacity by almost 30,000 tonnes annually at its Tervasaari mill (PM 8) in Valkeakoski, Finland. "The rebuild of the Tervasaari…
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011 11:00
A&R Carton is reorganising its production in the Nordic region
The packaging group A&R Carton is optimising its production in the Nordic region. The management of the Swedish company has today begun negotiations with the trade union representatives to close the factory in Norrköping. The plans affect around 80 employees.…
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011 10:00
Metso signs roll service agreement with Holmen Paper
Metso has signed a roll service agreement with Holmen Paper for their Hallsta Paper Mill in Sweden. The value of the agreement will not be disclosed. With this three-year agreement, which became effective as of September 1, 2011, Metso will…
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Wednesday, 28 September 2011 08:51
UPM awarded FSC certificate for company's forests in Finland
UPM is the first Finnish company to be awarded a certificate for complying with the new FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) standard. The FSC certificate covers around half of UPM's forests in Finland. UPM's forests have previously been awarded a PEFC…
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Monday, 26 September 2011 10:30
Sonoco's Trident Division Enters into Alliance with Janoschka Group
Sonoco (NYSE: SON) announced today that its Trident division, which provides print tooling and global graphics management, has entered into a strategic alliance with Janoschka, a German-based global supplier of prepress solutions and tooling, to provide global consumer products goods…
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Thursday, 22 September 2011 08:31
Innovative Projects in Paper Recycling Awarded
The European Recovered Paper Council recognised the most innovative paper recycling projects last night when MEP Eija-Riitta KORHOLA (EPP, Finnland) presented the Third Annual European Paper Recycling Awards at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event hosted by Eija-Riitta KORHOLA,…
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011 14:00
Stora Enso orders a compact approach flow system from POM Technology Oy Ab for its Ostroleka Mill
POM Technology Oy Ab has received an order for the supply of a compact approach flow system for Stora Enso’s new testliner machine in Ostroleka Mill in Poland. The start-up is scheduled for the first quarter of 2013. At a…
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011 11:00
DS Smith PLC – Disposal Of Higher Kings Mill Paper Mill
DS Smith Plc (DS Smith) announces that its DS Smith paper business has entered into a binding legal agreement for the sale of its Higher Kings Mill paper mill in the United Kingdom to Asia File Corporation Berhad, for an…
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