Thursday, 02 December 2021 10:12
AFT SUPPLYING POM SYSTEM TO SAPPI BOARD MILL IN SOUTH AFRICA
Sappi has selected AFT to add new POM® Technology to their approach flow system at Ngodwana’s linerboard machine. The system will work with a kraft/recycle furnish mix on the mill’s nearly 700 tpd containerboard system. The supply includes a headbox…
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Tuesday, 30 November 2021 14:29
Sulzer launches the world’s biggest medium-consistency pump
Sulzer announces the launch of the world’s biggest medium-consistency pump, the MCE93-400. The new MCETM pump size is Sulzer’s answer to the customers’ demand for bigger production rates in pulp mills. The MCETM pump is being tested at Sulzer’s full-scale…
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Thursday, 25 November 2021 08:54
Metsä Tissue investigated the carbon footprint of toilet paper: high-quality and soft tissue paper is also environmentally friendly
In cooperation with AFRY, Metsä Tissue, a part of Metsä Group, has calculated the carbon footprint of toilet paper in its eight European mills, and explored also the differences in the footprints of toilet papers made of fresh and recycled…
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Wednesday, 24 November 2021 09:03
Metsä Board minimises environmental impact of packaging with Dassault Systèmes’ simulation platform
Metsä Board, the leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, has successfully started to deploy Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform in development and testing of packaging solutions at its Excellence Centre. With packaging simulation Metsä…
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Tuesday, 23 November 2021 09:51
ANDRITZ to supply a complete OCC line, including reject treatment, to Alizay Papier, France
International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Alizay Papier SASU to supply a complete OCC line – including a reject treatment system – with a capacity of 1,400 bdmt/d to the mill in Alizay, France. Start-up is scheduled…
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Tuesday, 23 November 2021 09:46
Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group is the new Chairman of Cepi, the Confederation of the Paper and Pulp Industry
As of January 2022, Ilkka Hämälä takes over from his predecessor Ignazio Capuano as Chairman of Cepi, one of the leading and most influential trade association representing the forest and bio-based industry sector in Brussels, the capital of the European…
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Tuesday, 23 November 2021 09:41
New Alfa Laval PlusClean cleaning nozzle revolutionizes tank cleaning with 100% coverage
With the introduction of the new Alfa Laval PlusClean® cleaning nozzle, Alfa Laval’s broad tank cleaning portfolio is set to take a giant leap forward. The PlusClean delivers unprecedented 100% tank cleaning coverage, up to 80% savings in water and…
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Wednesday, 17 November 2021 10:29
Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report receives award
Stora Enso’s Sustainability Report 2020 was chosen as the best in Finland in a competition organised by an independent group of expert organisations. In addition, for the fourth consecutive year, Stora Enso’s report has been included in the top ten…
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Monday, 15 November 2021 11:19
ANDRITZ successfully starts up new PrimeReel system at Knauf Petroboard, Russia
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a new reel as part of the KM2 board machine rebuild at Knauf Petroboard, in Kommunar, Russia. The KM2 – with a basis weight range from 100 to 320 g/m2 – has…
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Tuesday, 09 November 2021 09:38
Metsä Board is progressing with its fossil free target at its Kyro mill
The Hämeenkyrön Voima power plant, from which Metsä Board's Kyro mill buys energy, has replaced the peat it burns with renewable energy. In the future, the power plant aims to use wood-based fuels from Metsä Group's production and wood procurement…
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Monday, 08 November 2021 11:42
MM Group has committed to net zero emissions until 2050
The Mayr-Melnhof Group (MM) has joined the global "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" initiative to contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5 degree through appropriate measures. As part of this initiative, launched by the UN Global Compact and Science Based Targets…
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Friday, 05 November 2021 10:29
Essity in collaboration for responsible forest operations in Russia
The hygiene and health company Essity is collaborating with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and The Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Forest Positive Coalition of Action initiative to further strengthen responsible forest management, nurture high conservation value forests and increase the…
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Friday, 05 November 2021 10:13
Climate case for wood
New manifesto calls for greater use of wood to help nations decarbonise An international Wood Manifesto setting the future roadmap for timber and wood use in construction and other products was launched in the UK last week just ahead of…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 12:27
Valmet launches winder diagnostics to secure winder runnability
As part of the Industrial Internet offering, Valmet has developed winder diagnostics to help board and paper customers optimize the overall performance of their winder. Winder diagnostics is an essential part of a winder reliability agreement. The service ensures better…
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Thursday, 04 November 2021 10:09
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper receives environmental award for barricote barrier papers
On 2 November, the Flensburg mill of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Europe GmbH received the "Environmental Award of the Economy 2021" by the Society for Study and Development of the Economy in Schleswig-Holstein for the production of sustainable barricote® barrier papers.…
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