From Tissue World magazine: Metso is to highlight its Advantage NTT technology at Tissue World 2013, the “new standard for premium quality tissue production”

The company said it hit an unmatched record last year when it announced that some 200 of its tissue machines were sold worldwide.

The technology development during these years has been significant and resulted in three main technologies:  the Advantage Thru-Air concept for superior tissue quality and the Advantage DCT technology boosting high volumes and cost-efficient production.

In Barcelona, Metso will focus on its third and unique technology: the Advantage NTT concept for production of premium quality tissue with less energy and fibre consumption.

Its flexibility makes it possible to produce both high quality conventional and textured tissue using the same concept but with energy consumption below the level of conventional dry crepe machines.

Textured mode provides products with 50-80% more bulk and softness, with premium product quality while fibre savings of 10-30% can be achieved in the finished product.

The exhibition will also highlight the wide range of product offerings for the whole tissue mill from stock-preparation and tissue line to auxiliary equipment, automation, expert services and process improvements.

Metso is also proud to announce the first winner of Tissue Technology Award which is granted every second year, promoting sustainable development for the tissue making industry.

The first winner will be introduced at the Tissue World conference where visitors can also meet and discuss the innovation at Metso’s booth.

source: http://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/ 

From Tissue World magazine Preferred Packaging Italy will promote its machine line for the production of boxes of tissue and also its production line for AfH roll products at the show.

On the stand, the company will be demonstrating its packaging equipment.

The boxes of tissue line has high versatility and enables the packing of different types and sizes of boxes if tissue and napkins, as well as the possibility to add to the standard shrink wrapping machine a multipack former or a stacker in order to be able to process multipacks of products.

Its line for AfH rolls provides a solution for the packaging of many different AfH rolls, toilet paper and jumbo rolls of different sizes at a very high speed, adding labels or handles in order to make the product look more attractive.

It has high versatility, high speed, high quality components, all of which are made in Italy.

Serena Dalle Molle, sales department, said: "Preferred Packaging has a great experience in tissue working with Lucart, Sofidel, SCA, Georgia-Pacific Group, Suavecel, Papernet and many other Italian and foreign companies.

"Preferred Packaging can propose a simple shrink wrapping machine or a customised solution, a complete packaging lines equipped with diverter units, stacker, label applicator, handle applicator, product overturning-up ender and multipack formers - all at a very high speeds."

It can also help customers save energy and film, as well as lower absorption to result in higher savings.

source: http://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/ 

From Tissue World magazine PMT will be promoting the expertise of its three sites with dedicated specialists targeted at servicing the tissue industry.

These are PMT Italia - the tissue machine, PMT Winding - the combining line, PMT Industries - the cast iron Yankee dryers.

PMT is also promoting its new VELUM tissue machine line (see tissue machine size chart).

She said: “PMT offers its clients customised technical solutions for new tissue plants, rebuilds and services taking advantage of the focused expertise coming from the three sites.

"We want to highlight the capability of offering a wide range of services and skills.

"With reference to the VELUM line, we can stress the effort of offering a size-based range of tissue machines.”

PMT Italia SpA is one of the key players in the paper and tissue machinery sector offering high technological products and turnkey solutions to paper mills on a worldwide basis.

It is part of the Nugo Group which is focused on continued growth in these sectors and places high priority on investments, customer values, company values and employee empowerment.

Source: http://www.tissueworldmagazine.com/ 

UPM has been awarded the EU Ecolabel Communication Award 2012 in the Producer/Retailer category. UPM Paper is the largest producer of newsprint, graphic and copying papers with the EU Ecolabel. Third-party ecolabels prove the environmental quality of products and support customers in their choices.

"With so many different environmental labels currently existing, producers and consumers know that having the EU Ecolabel is the best way to prove throughout Europe that their products have excellent environmental performance", says Michele Galatola, EU Ecolabel Coordinator, DG Environment, European Commission.

The EU Ecolabel Communication Award recognises holders of the EU Ecolabel that have shown outstanding achievement in increasing public awareness and knowledge of the EU Ecolabel through promotional campaigns. The jury is composed of the European Commission, representatives of several Competent Bodies, as well as the press and a representative of an NGO.

“Our consistent work with e.g. resource efficiency has made it possible to meet the EU Ecolabel requirements. With the EU Ecolabel we have been able to further promote paper and print as a sustainable solution and communications platform. By increasing public awareness and knowledge of EU Ecolabel through different communications and promotional campaigns we can support our customers’ daily work, says Thomas Ehrnrooth, Vice President, Marketing, UPM Paper.

UPM offers EU Ecolabelled paper products from 16 paper mills in Austria, Finland, France, Germany and the UK. In 2012, UPM became the first company to produce newsprint with the EU Ecolabel.

“We want to encourage our customers to start to utilize EU Ecolabel in their own products. UPM cooperates with Printing house Lönnberg who applied for the EU Ecolabel for their printed products - now UPM’s Annual Report 2012 is one of the first printed products with EU Ecolabel”, comments Thomas Ehrnrooth.

The EU Ecolabel is the European Union's official indication of the most environmentally responsible products. It is the most recognised environmental label.

For the sixth consecutive year, SCA has been ranked among the world’s most ethical companies. Each year, the US think-tank Ethisphere Institute meticulously analyzes several thousands of companies from various sectors. Ethisphere selects companies that systematically focus on ethical issues and highlight their critical importance to a company’s brand and profitability.

Inclusion in the Ethisphere Institute’s list is a prestigious achievement. Several thousands of companies are nominated but only a select few are chosen.

This year, for the sixth consecutive year, SCA has qualified for inclusion in the distinguished list.

SCA has worked proactively to address ethical issues. Sales are conducted in about 100 countries and production takes place in 30 countries. SCA maintains a high standing among consumers across the globe thanks to its focus on ethics.

“SCAs focus on ethical business practices and strong environmental conduct is a competitive advantage and a true business differentiator that positively impact the company’s performance,” said Jan Johansson, President and CEO of SCA.

“Our customers, consumers, employees and investors trust us because of the high level of transparency we demand at all levels of our business. We are honored to be recognized by Ethisphere for the sixth time.”

Wausau Paper (NYSE:WPP) has announced it has reached an agreement with Starboard Value LP and its affiliates regarding the composition of the company’s Board of Directors. Under the terms of the agreement, Wausau has agreed to nominate two new directors recommended by Starboard, Mr. John S. Kvocka and Mr. George P. Murphy, neither of whom is employed by or affiliated with Wausau or Starboard. The nominations will be included in the company’s 2013 proxy statement and submitted for stockholder approval at the company's 2013 Annual Meeting.

In connection with the nominations, Starboard, which beneficially owns approximately 14.8% of the outstanding shares of Wausau’s common stock, has agreed to vote all of its shares in favor of each of the Board's nominees at the 2013 Annual Meeting. A total of four director nominees will stand for election at the 2013 Annual Meeting, including the two Starboard recommended candidates. If all nominees are elected, the Wausau Board will be expanded to nine directors, comprised of seven independent directors, Thomas J. Howatt, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board and Henry C. Newell, Wausau’s President and Chief Executive Officer. The Board is presently comprised of eight members. Mr. Dennis Kuester, having attained the mandatory age of retirement, will not stand for election at the company’s 2013 Annual Meeting.

“We are pleased to have reached this agreement with Starboard,” said Hank Newell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wausau Paper. “Wausau Paper is well positioned to capitalize on the investments we have made in the tissue business and we look forward to working productively with our new Board members, John Kvocka and George Murphy, with a shared commitment to enhancing stockholder value. We are confident that their significant industry experience will be an asset to Wausau.”

Jeff Smith, CEO of Starboard, stated, “We are pleased to have worked constructively with management and the Board of Wausau and are confident that the addition of John Kvocka and George Murphy will bring a fresh perspective to the Board and serve the best interests of Wausau and its stockholders. We look forward to enhanced value for the benefit of all stockholders.”

The complete agreement between Wausau Paper and Starboard will be included as an exhibit to the company's Current Report on Form 8-K which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Further details regarding the 2013 Annual Meeting will be included in the company's definitive proxy materials, which will be filed with the SEC.

AkzoNobel's new €90 million Jupiá Chemical Island in Brazil is now operational and has started supplying the Eldorado Brasil Celulose pulp mill, which is the biggest in the world.

Operated by the company's Pulp and Performance Chemicals business, the state-of-the-art Jupiá facility represents one of AkzoNobel's largest investments in Latin America. It will supply, store and handle all chemicals for the 1.5 million tons per year Eldorado mill under an agreement which runs for the next 15 years.

"We are very proud to be involved in such a prestigious project which marks a significant step in AkzoNobel accelerating growth in one of its core markets," said Werner Fuhrmann, member of AkzoNobel's Executive Committee, responsible for Specialty Chemicals. "The plant's official opening also emphasizes our commitment to expanding our activities in one of the world's most rapidly growing regions", added Ruud Joosten, Managing Director of Pulp and Performance Chemicals.

As well as providing long-term employment for around 60 people, the Jupiá plant will play an important role in ensuring a sustainable eucalyptus pulp supply to the global marketplace.

Jose Carlos Grubisich, CEO of Eldorado Brasil Celulose commented: "We are pleased to be working with AkzoNobel and we look forward to further developing our strategic partnership. I am sure that our cooperation will be mutually beneficial."

AkzoNobel has a well-established pulp and paper chemicals operation in Brazil, where the company already operates the Chemical Island concept at several pulp mills, as well as running production units in Jacareí, Eunápolis, Três Lagoas, Rio de Janeiro and Jundiaí.  

For the seventh straight year, International Paper (NYSE: IP) was named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by The Ethisphere Institute. Despite a record number of global nominees, International Paper secured a spot on the list by maintaining its focus on the ethical business practices and standards that have defined the Company since its inception more than 100 years ago.

"This is an important recognition that encompasses all that we do at International Paper. We are a company of substance in the more than 24 countries where we operate – and we are strengthened by the results of our employees who do the right things for the right reasons," said Chairman and CEO John Faraci. 

A record number of nominations and applications this year is evidence of both the World's Most Ethical Companies' growing recognition by various stakeholder groups and companies' desire to be recognized for their integrity standards and ethical cultures. The 2013 list is the largest list since the award's inception in 2007.

"Not only did more companies apply for the World's Most Ethical Companies recognition this year than any year in the past, which demonstrates that ethical activity is an important part of many of these companies' business models, but we are also seeing more companies be proactive and create new initiatives that expand ethics programs and cultures across entire industries, such as industry-based ethics associations and other activities," said Alex Brigham, Executive Director of Ethisphere. "We are excited to see the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies take these leadership positions, and embrace the correlation between ethical behavior and improved financial performance."

"At International Paper, we are accountable for all that we do and it's a culture embraced by our 70,000 employees worldwide," said Sharon Ryan, senior vice president, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. "We are defined by a commitment to ethical behavior, personal integrity and these values support our compliance standards worldwide."

Through in-depth research and a multi-step analysis, Ethisphere reviewed nominations from companies in more than 100 countries and 36 industries. The methodology for the World's Most Ethical Companies includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers.

Read about the methodology and view the complete list of the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies at http://ethisphere.com/wme. The World's Most Ethical Companies list will also be featured in the 2013 Quarter 1 issue of Ethisphere Magazine.

SOURCE International Paper

For the seventh consecutive year, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) has been named one of the world's most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute. Since 2007, the Ethisphere Institute has awarded the annual designation to companies throughout the world that demonstrate the highest ethical standards.

"Every day Ecolab's 41,000 associates strive to make the world cleaner, safer and healthier," said Douglas M. Baker, Jr., Ecolab chairman and chief executive officer. "This purpose guides usto manage our global operations with integrity and care for the health, safety and prosperity of our associates, customers, communities and the environment."

The Ethisphere Institute is a leading international organization dedicated to the creation, advancement and sharing of best practices in business ethics, governance, anti-corruption and sustainability. Ethisphere reviewed a record number of nominations from companies representing 36 industries and more than 100 countries.

"We are seeing more companies like Ecolab be proactive and create new initiatives that expand ethics programs and cultures across entire industry activities," said Alex Brigham, executive director, Ethisphere. "We are excited to see the 2013 World's Most Ethical Companies take these leadership positions, and embrace the correlation between ethical behavior and improved financial performance."

The methodology for the ranking includes reviewing codes of ethics, litigation and regulatory infraction histories; evaluating the investment in innovation and sustainable business practices; looking at activities designed to improve corporate citizenship; and studying nominations from senior executives, industry peers, suppliers and customers. For more information, visit www.ethisphere.com/wme.

Source: Ecolab Inc.