The Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG appointed Stefan Doboczky as the new Chairman of the Management Board (CEO) of Lenzing AG. Mr. Doboczky will assume his new function on June 1st 2015. He takes over from Peter Untersperger, who will step down from his function as CEO per 31 May 2015 at his own request prematurely.

Mr. Doboczky, Austrian, brings to Lenzing a broad international management experience and extensive expertise in Asia. Since 1998 he has worked in various management positions for the Dutch Life Science & Material Science group Royal DSM in Europe and Asia. In his current role as Member of the Managing Board he has been responsible for the successful strategic repositioning of the global pharmaceutical businesses, for Corporate Operations & Responsible Care, as well as for the corporation’s growth agenda in the Asian markets. Mr. Doboczky holds a PhD in chemistry from the TU Wien and a MBA from Swiss Business School IMD.

Hanno Bästlein, Chairman of the Nomination Committee of the Supervisory Board of Lenzing AG, said about the appointment of the new CEO: “With his international industrial expertise, his close to ten years of management experience in Asia and his strong technical background, Stefan Doboczky will strengthen the Management Board team and is ideally suited to lead the Lenzing Group towards further growth.”

Stefan Doboczky said about his joining the Management Board of Lenzing AG: “As an Austrian corporation of international caliber Lenzing AG stands for innovation and quality in the field of highquality, man-made cellulose fibers. It will be a highly responsible and challenging task for me to make use of the company’s outstanding potential to further expand its technological leadership.”

Supervisory Board thanks outgoing CEO Peter Untersperger
The outgoing Chairman of the Management Board, Peter Untersperger (55), has informed the Supervisory Board that hat he will not be available for an extension of his contract, which expires on 31 March 2016. He will step down from his function as CEO per 31 May 2015 at his own request prematurely. Mr. Untersperger has worked for the Lenzing Group for 30 years, as CFO since 1999 and as CEO since 2009.

"With the outstanding expertise and the broad experience of Peter Untersperger as CEO the Lenzing Group managed to successfully restructure the company despite the challenging international market, and to realize the state-of-the-art TENCEL® production plant in Lenzing”, Hanno Bästlein stated. Untersperger is leaving with a good performance. The operational result (EBITDA) rose in 2014 vs. 2013 by more than 24 percent to approx. EUR 240 million. Moreover, over the past 18 months, Mr. Untersperger has been responsible for the strategic repositioning of the Group, which he put well on track. With his team he implemented a comprehensive cost optimization project, which in 2014 led to savings of more than EUR 130 million, double the planned amount. Mr. Bästlein emphasized that Mr. Untersperger has earned the respect of employees, investors and clients in difficult times: “On behalf of the whole corporation we thank Peter Untersperger for his exceptional performance and extraordinary achievements in the last 30 years. He has shaped the development of the group decisively in his 15 years as Executive. We wish him all the best for the future, both professionally and personally.”

The new CEO Stefan Doboczky will be introduced to the company’s shareholders and to the public on the occasion of the coming Shareholders’ Meeting in Lenzing on 22 April 2015.

High Paper Quality by Application of Quality Equipment

This year the “Asian Paper 2015” will take place in Jakarta, Indonesia and the company emtec Electronic GmbH will attend. From April 28^th until 30^th, the company will present different paper testing equipment at booth no. C27.

In the wet end of the paper production process it is extremely important to have detailed information about the charges of particles in the pulp suspension, which can be determined by CAS Charge Analyzing System. Also important is the knowledge about the surface charge of the pulp fibers, which can be measured with the FPA Fiber Potential Analyzer. Furthermore, emtec Electronic developed a new Online measuring device FPO Fiber Zeta Potential Analyzer Online, which measures the Zeta Potential of fibers directly in the production process.

In addition to the wet-end, it is necessary to get information about the quality of the base and final products. Therefore emtec will present the EST12 Surface & Sizing Tester in Jakarta, which characterizes the process relevant surface parametersof paper and board in order to predict its converting properties. Additionally, the TSA Tissue Softness Analyzer will be shown, which gives reliable and objective information about the “hand feel” and different softness parameters of tissue products.

In summary, the application of all these measuring devices leads to the optimization of the production and converting processes to gain the best possible quality at the lowest possible costs.

The theme of the 2015 United Nations International Day of Forests is “Forests and Climate Change.” The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) is proud to represent the global forest products industry and its commitment to climate change mitigation all along the value chain.

The ICFPA’s Statement on Climate Change is available at: http://www.icfpa.org/uploads/Modules/Publications/icfpa-statement-on-climate-change.pdf

“Trees, especially those in well-managed forests, absorb carbon dioxide,” said ICFPA President Donna Harman. “Carbon dioxide remains stored when trees are used to make forest products, and that storage can be prolonged through recycling.”

In addition, the forest products industry plays an important role in contributing to the production of renewable energy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels by using residuals and byproducts to produce much of the energy required for its operations. These residuals and byproducts, known as biomass, are carbon neutral when combusted for energy, according to the international carbon accounting principle.

Through process and product innovation, the forest products industry is providing a wide range of new sustainable bio-based products that benefit society.

The ICFPA represents more than 30 national and regional forest and paper
associations around the world. Together, ICFPA members represent over 90 percent of global paper production and half of global wood production.

For more information about the sustainability of the global forest and paper industry, visiticfpa.org.

Kemira's acquisition of AkzoNobel's paper chemical business was announced on July 8, 2014. Closing of the transaction was expected during the first quarter of 2015 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including completion of employee consultation proceedings and approvals of competition authorities in certain countries.

Employee consultation proceedings have been completed and competition approvals have been received, except the approval from Ukrainian competition authority, thus delaying the expected closing of the transaction to Q2 2015.

Revenue of the transaction scope in Ukraine is less than 1% of the total transaction scope revenue.

For more information, please contact

Kemira Oyj

Tero Huovinen, VP, Investor Relations

+358 10 862 1980

Kemira is a global chemicals company serving customers in water-intensive industries. We provide expertise, application know-how and chemicals that improve our customers' water, energy and raw material efficiency. Our focus is on pulp & paper, oil & gas, mining and water treatment. In 2014, Kemira had annual revenue of EUR 2.1 billion and around 4,250 employees. Kemira shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd.
www.kemira.com

Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, has announced that its operation in Brazil has been selected to supply all ball sector control valves, ball valves and butterfly valves for the new Klabin mill (Project Puma) located in the city of Ortigueira, Paraná state, southern Brazil. In total, more than 1500 rotary control and automated on/off valves will be supplied from Flowserve to the Klabin Puma Project, including products under the NAF, PMV, Atomac and Worcester brands. The valves will be included as part of supply agreements with a number of different participating engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. The orders were booked in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Klabin is one of the world's largest packaging paper producers, exporting to more than 60 countries. The new mill will have an annual production capacity of 1.5 million tons of pulp, of which 1.1 million tons is short fiber (eucalyptus) for use in a variety of paper and 400 thousand tons is long fiber (pine), part of which will be converted into fluff pulp. Fluff pulp is used extensively for a range of absorbent products such as diapers.

"The reliability and performance of our rotary control and automated on/off valves combined with our local service capability helps our customer run their pulp mills safely and efficiently," said Bill Brown, vice president and general manager, Flow Control Operations, Chemical Sector. "From our Quick Response Center (QRC) in Três Lagoas, we will also be able to provide localized service to our customer and protect their investment over the entire life cycle of the valves."

The Puma Project is the third major project in Brazil in the past six to seven years where Flowserve has been providing all of the critical service rotary control and on/off valves. In order to provide dedicated support to its customers in the first two mills, a QRC was opened in Três Lagoas in 2010. For the Puma Project, Flowserve was chosen for its track record of supplying high performance, reliable products and its commitment to providing strong on-site support during construction and start-up.

The valves are due to be shipped between April and December 2015.

Flowserve Contacts
Investor Contacts:
Jay Roueche, vice president, Investor Relations & Treasurer, (972) 443-6560
Mike Mullin, director, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6636

Media Contacts:
Lars Rosene, vice president, Global Communications and Public Affairs, (972) 443-6644
Amy Allen, manager, Global Communications and Public Affairs, (972) 443-6501

About Flowserve: Flowserve Corp. is one of the world's leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company's Web site at www.flowserve.com.

In order to create competitive packaging, print quality needs to be sufficiently high and give a uniform appearance between different packages. This can be achieved without unnecessary wastage if the board material has similar properties and behaves as expected in the printing press, according to a new licentiate thesis from Vipp industrial graduate school at Karlstad University.

Packaging is an important part of a product, and protects and preserves its contents. It should also provide information about the contents and invite potential buyers to make a purchase. If the board material contributes towards satisfactory print quality being achieved quickly and easily, it will be possible to use a greater proportion of all board that is manufactured and transported to printers, and less waste will therefore be generated.

To ensure that board will work well during printing, its properties are checked when it is produced. This production control could become even better if the way in which the board will absorb printing ink is also monitored, in addition to ensuring that the surface is sufficiently smooth.

In her licentiate studies carried out at Innventia, Sofia Thorman has developed a new method that can be used to check how evenly board absorbs liquid. Previously, there was no technique available to carry out this type of measurement.

Sofia used the new method to study coated board material used for liquid packaging such as milk and juice cartons. The results suggest that an uneven absorption of printing ink can lead to images and text having a mottled appearance with an uneven structure. This could explain why printing problems sometimes arise despite the board surface being smooth.

"The method looks promising in the studies we've carried out so far," says Sofia. "I look forward to carrying out trials on a larger scale, in order to confirm that the technique can provide valuable information for board manufacturing at Swedish mills."

"These methods were used within the Tools to Predict Flexographic Print Quality for Packaging research cluster, which was concluded in December 2014, and will also be of benefit in the recently launched Boosting Packaging Performance programme," adds Anita Teleman, Research Manager for Printing Solutions at Innventia.

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The work was carried out at Innventia within the Vipp (Values Created in Fiber Based Processes and Products) industrial graduate school at Karlstad University, with support from the KK Foundation. Sofia Thorman received her licentiate degree on 5 March 2015 with her thesis "Absorption non-uniformity characterisation and its impact on flexographic ink distribution of coated packaging boards".

Stora Enso is a leading global supplier of packaging materials, serving a whole range of packaging applications – milk, juice, soups, spices, water and yoghurt as well as various high-volume non-food products, such as liquid detergents and fabric softeners. According to the company, their liquid packaging boards, combined with proprietary polymer coatings, offer the best in product protection, printing, converting and filling performance, economy and sustainability.

Aki Laukkanen, Stora Enso, Superintendent BM4 (left), Riku Suurnäkki, Stora Enso, Production Manager BM4 and CTMP, Tero Jussila, GL&V Sweden AB, Global Business Manager.

Stora Enso’s renewable fiber-based Natura board is an excellent example of a high-performing liquid packaging board with advanced multilayer construction. The two outer layers are made of chemical SBS pulps. The middle layer contains CTMP pulp, which provides the bulk and stiffness for improved yield and package performance. Every third liquid carton in the world is made from Stora Enso’s board.

Stora Enso produces its Natura boards in Finland and Sweden. In Finland the company produces liquid packaging boards at Kaukopää Mill in Imatra on Board Machine 4 (BM4), which has a production capacity of 350,000 t/a. Stora Enso Kaukopää Mill and GL&V Sweden AB have had a long-standing, close and efficient technology partnership that focuses on improving the mill’s overall production economy.

Higher machine speed overloaded existing pulper capacity

Kaukopää’s BM4 was manufactured by Beloit. The wire width is roughly seven meters. The board machine has undergone several modernizations over the years in an effort to boost pro­duction and improve board quality. Following a major rebuild in 2009, production increased so much that the capacity of both the calender pulper and the reel pulper were insufficient to pulp broke board in connection with breaks and grade changes. 2013 machine had another small investment which increased the capacity.

The situation worsened af­ter a minor new investment. The challenge of pulping was the product itself. LPB grade is hard to deflake.

Partnership between Stora Enso and GL&V Sweden

In this challenging situation, Stora Enso asked GL&V Sweden’s pulp-processing experts to assess the problem and pro­pose corrective measures. According to Stora Enso, the request was based on GL&V’s track record of pulper modern­izations in the production plants of both Stora Enso and other companies. Also in play was the fact that GL&V offers vari­ous technologies that are different from that of competitors, such as solutions based on deflectors.

“Our investment in 2009 boosted our production. However, we ran into a problem with the calender and reel pulpers after web breaks. The pulpers ran out of capacity in con­nection with the tail thread-
ing due to the increased production. This could cause damage to the drying fabrics during tail threading, as well as other technical losses. The board machine’s efficiency also suffered, as restarting it was complicated,” recounts BM4’s Pro­duction Manager, Riku Suurnäkki.

GL&V team: When did the situation get so bad that you decided to fix the problem with both pulpers at the same time?

“The challenges started some time right after the 2009 rebuild. Back then, how- ever, it still wasn’t such a big problem. It was only after 2013 increased production when the problems escalated, ”Suurnäkki recalls.

“The board machine could, of course, be operated, but it was a preci­sion job,” Aki Laukkanen, Superintendent at BM4.

GL&V team: And you decided to eliminate the problems!

Yes, and we wanted to play it safe! GL&V’s solid pulper modernization references were a good reason to start the co-operation.

The starting point was to get the pulping to work so robustly that the pulpers would no longer have to be run with the same precision as before. Even if there are variations in the process, the pulping pro­cess should still work. We had to ensure excess capacity,” states Aki Laukkanen.

GL&V team: In came GL&V!

Riku Suurnäkki: “The investment was han­dled as agreed and on schedule. The of­fers arrived on time, and the work was per­formed very quickly and well.”

Aki Laukkanen: “After some fine-tuning, the pulpers started up like a charm. Our goal was functionality and that’s what we got. In addition, the modernized pulpers will make our future development projects possible. The biggest part of the work is behind us.”

Riku Suurnäkki: “Tail threading is easier, and during grade changes, the broke board can be directed straight to the pulpers. Broke reels don’t have to go through the winder and warehouse before re-entering the ma­chine.”

Aki Laukkanen: “As an investment, this project went like clockwork, as they say. The pulpers worked without a hitch right from the start, and the main problem was eliminated all at once.”

The modernization of both the calender pulper and reel pulper at Stora Enso’s Kaukopää Board Mill in Imatra, Finland

Board Machine BM4
Product Liquid Board
Basis Weight 180–420 g/m2

The Calender Pulper:
Capacity    1360 TPD
Operating consistency    4%
Motors (customer’s supply)    2 x 400 kW
Screen plates    Holes 15 mm
Vat volume (net)    61 m3

Scope of delivery:
New TamPulper™ rotors (2 pcs) 1270 mm 
New deflectors on the front wall of the vat
New deflectors on the bottom of the vat
New splash chute
Assembly supervision, startup and operation optimization

The Reel Pulper
Capacity    1360 TPD
Operating consistency    4%
Motors (existing)    2 x 400 kW
Screen plates    Holes 15 mm
Vat volume (net)    67 m3

After some fine-tuning, the pulpers started up like a charm. Our goal was functionality and that’s what we got.

MAVERICK Technologies has hired Bud Blankenship to fill the role of Industry Manager for Power, Pulp and Paper. In this capacity, he will oversee the company’s efforts to develop and fulfill client relationships and projects in these critical industries.

Blankenship brings more than 40 years of experience in operations management, business development and project management related to automation in the U.S. and internationally.

“My career has spanned several decades, a great portion of which was as a client and the other providing automation engineering solutions to a variety of industries. Having experienced both sides of this industry, I am very excited to have the opportunity to join this world class organization with one-of-a-kind solution delivery capabilities and a client focus rarely seen anywhere,” said Blankenship.

Prior to joining MAVERICK, Blankenship served as manager of business development for Mustang Automation and Control. That stint followed more than 20 years as the manager of refinery process operations for Ashland Oil, the director of refining at Litwin Engineering, and the global refinery management for ABB.

“I’m proud to have Bud as a part of our world class team,” commented Paul Galeski, Founder and CEO of MAVERICK Technologies. “We help Our customers keep their plants running better on an ongoing basis, often enterprise wide, long after individual projects are completed. Providing this kind of service requires an effective leader to maintain and enhance these long-term relationships. I know Bud will excel in this role, and our customers will benefit greatly from having him as a trusted resource.”

Bill Stewart, MAVERICK Vice President of Operations added, “Bud knows what customers want because he’s been there himself. All his experience has been building to this new position, where he’ll provide a critical combination of technical knowledge with a strong service mindset.”

About MAVERICK Technologies^®

Founded in 1999, MAVERICK Technologies is the largest independent systems integrator in North America, and is a global leader in industrial automation, enterprise integration and strategic manufacturing solutions for clients across a wide range of manufacturing and process industries. Leveraging its unique enterprise-wide perspective, MAVERICK identifies suboptimal operations and improves performance for greater safety, efficiency and overall profitability. The company’s people, processes and technical capabilities ensure delivery of the right solution for every project, using the most appropriate technology. Organizations around the world depend on MAVERICK’s responsiveness, results-driven approach and dedication to their success. Over the years, MAVERICK has completed more than 10,000 successful projects in 45 countries across six continents. To learn more about MAVERICK, please visit www.mavtechglobal.com

Convergence Training, a leading producer of industrial training products and operational efficiency tools, announced today the completion of a year-long initiative to grow the company’s library of pulp and paper industry training content.

Previous courses, also covering fundamental pulping and papermaking processes, were released in four phases during 2014. This final run of 58 courses includes titles such as “Paper Machine Refining”, “Papermaking Process Testing”, and “Bleaching Basics”, and brings the total number courses in the Convergence pulp & paper training catalog to 185. The courses aim to provide foundational knowledge to new hires or to existing employees transitioning to new jobs within a facility.

The computer-based eLearning courses are 10-40 minutes each in length, and feature a combination of video-based instruction and interactive knowledge assessments. Developed using Convergence’s signature blend of detailed 3D models and studio-quality graphics, the contemporary training materials leverage experience gained during Convergence Training’s decades-long history in the pulp and paper industry. 

The training allows for an employee’s understanding of the material to be assessed and reported electronically, within a learning management system, or tested in the field via Convergence’s tablet-based Mobile training platform.  

Randy Kohltfarber, President of Convergence Training, says the courses meet a growing need for skills training in the manufacturing industry.

“There are large numbers of experienced workers reaching retirement age and the young people being hired to replace them just don’t have the skills to start performing their jobs efficiently right away,” said Kohltfarber. “That’s true for manufacturing in general, and it’s especially true for the pulp and paper industry. The courses we’re producing are designed to help speed up that onboarding process.”

With the completion of the new courses, Kohltfarber believes Convergence has established itself as the foremost provider of computer-based pulp & paper training.

“We’ve developed a large content library,” says Kohltfarber, “but we’re not done. We’ve committed to producing at least 10 new pulp and paper courses each year, and we’ll continue to make updates to our existing content based on feedback from our customers. The courses have been very well received – people like the way we’ve presented the training and we continue to get suggestions for topics we haven’t covered yet. I think we can continue to develop training on these topics for quite some time.”

About Convergence Training

Convergence Training, a division of Capstone Technology Corporation, is a leading producer of eLearning media, training management software, and operational efficiency tools for pulp and paper, general industry, manufacturing, and mining.

For more information on Convergence Training’s eLearning content, compliance software, and online training services, please visit ConvergenceTraining.com or call 1.800.619.2280.

Papertech is pleased to announce that the first of two WebInspector® web inspection (WIS) system upgrades has been completed at the Arctic Paper, Grycksbo mill in Sweden. The existing Cognex camera beam has been fitted with new high definition digital matrix GigE cameras from Allied Vision and Papertech’s CleanJet lens cleaning system. This upgrade also marks the introduction of our new WebLED inspection beam, in this case providing high powered, pulsed transmission lighting.

The first of two on PM10, this WebInspector® will upgrade the pre-coater. The after coater WIS unit will follow using the same components. PM10 produces over 150,000 tons/year or high quality coated art papers, is 4.3 meters wide, and operates at speeds up to 1300m/min. PM10 was also upgraded to a digital WebVision® web monitoring system (WMS) last year with 12 cameras. This is now TotalVision™ integrated with the new WebInspector® into a single unified platform allowing easy and rapid defect to source analysis.

Since its introduction in 2004, WebInspector®, has proven to provide effective 100% sheet defect analysis on all types of paper grades. WebInspector® is uniquely designed to upgrade aging WIS units by utilizing existing structures to significantly reduce the cost of the upgrade. Similar upgrades have been successfully completed on ABB and Roibox (Honeywell) WIS units.

The Grycksbo mill is Papertech’s oldest European customer with our first  delivery taking place in 2000 for PM10. Since then Papertech has supplied WebVision systems to PM9 (2001) and PM7 (2004). The latest PM10 order includes an option for a WebInspector for PM7.

About Arctic Paper: Has a long tradition in papermaking. Together our four mills within the Arctic Paper S.A Group have many years of experience and expertise in Arctic Paper Grycksbo began in 1740, Arctic Paper Mochenwang established in 1868 with Arctic Paper Munkedals AB three years mill in Kostrzyn in 1958. We are a paper group with a dedicated for making superior graphic fine paper for demanding fine paper See more at: http://www.arcticpaper.com

About Papertech Inc.: we are the industry-leading machine vision system supplier for web-based production lines. There are now over 700 TotalVision™ installations in 35 countries, with a record 80 systems sold in 2013. Papertech’s unified TotalVision platform, combining event capturing (WMS) and web inspection (WIS), helps papermakers and tissue producers around the world optimize paper quality and production efficiency.

See more  at: www.papertech.ca

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