Thursday, 16 April 2015 10:12
Valmet to introduce new aqua cooling calendering technology for board and paper machines - first delivery to Stora Enso
Valmet has launched a new and patented calendering technology to the market. The new aqua cooling technology improves the calendering results compared to usual paper production conditions. In most cases the best calendering results are achieved when the web is…
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Thursday, 16 April 2015 09:35
Lenzing Sells Dolan and European Carbon Fiber
The Lenzing Group announces the sale of its fully owned German subsidiary Dolan GmbH, Kelheim and its 91.1% stake in European Carbon Fiber GmbH, Kelheim to WHEB Partners’ Growth Fund 2 of England and Jan Verdenhalven. The corresponding agreement was…
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Monday, 13 April 2015 16:12
Lambert Smith Hampton (formerly ES Group) appointed to sell assets of Aylesford Newsprint
Property and asset consultants at Lambert Smith Hampton (formerly ES Group) have been appointed to carry out a sale of the assets of a Kent-based recycled newsprint paper manufacturer, after the firm, which was founded in 1922, went into administration…
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Friday, 10 April 2015 09:36
Rottneros: The nomination committee’s proposals to the board of Rottneros AB (publ)
The nomination committee in Rottneros proposes Marie S. Arwidson to be elected as board member at the annual general meeting 2015. The nomination committee additionally proposes the re-election of the board members Roger Asserståhl, Rune Ingvarsson and Per Skoglund with…
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Friday, 10 April 2015 07:41
Toscotec delivers a Second Tissue Line to AMS BR Star Paper S.A, in Portugal
Italian leading paper machinery manufacturer Toscotec will supply a second tissue line to the Portuguese producer AMS BR Star Paper in its plant in Vila Velha de Ródão, in the east of the country. At the present, the mill already…
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Friday, 10 April 2015 07:32
Kemira awarded a start-up contract in Stora Enso Varkaus Woops project
Kemira has been awarded a start-up contract in the Woops project of Stora Enso Varkaus mill in Finland. During the project the current fine paper machine will be converted into kraft liner production. The machine conversion will take place in…
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Thursday, 09 April 2015 07:37
Changes in Valmet's Executive Team
Mr. Vesa Simola (M.Sc. (Eng), age 47) has been appointed Area President of Valmet's EMEA area as of 1 August, 2015. He will be a member of Valmet's Executive Team and report to President and CEO Pasi Laine. Vesa Simola…
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Thursday, 09 April 2015 07:33
A road map for a Cellulose-Based Society
Innventia will release its third Global Outlook Report in 2016: "A Cellulose-Based Society". The report will examine trends and driving forces affecting the role of the forest industry in a future featuring innovative renewable materials based on cellulose that are…
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Thursday, 02 April 2015 10:24
A.Celli Paper installs a new pope reel at the Kimberly-Clark Romagnano facilities.
Sold in April 2014 and installed a few months later, the new pope reel for the Tissue Machine at Kimberly-Clark Romagnano Sesia has met all production expectations and also underscored the partnership between the two companies. A.Celli Paper has demonstrated…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 10:32
The forest and paper industry is lagging behind in digital customer experience
Several industries are adopting more and more digital channels for customer service. Research conducted by Tieto shows that most of European forest and paper industry companies do not take this change seriously and have exaggerated their expertise know-how in this…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 08:49
Iggesund further reduces carbon emissions
Iggesund Paperboard’s Swedish pulp and paperboard production facility, Iggesund Mill, reduced its fossil carbon dioxide emissions by 86 per cent from 2013 to 2014 from what was already a low level. The reduction is partly due to the investment in…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 08:42
ANDRITZ to supply new press section at Iggesund Paperboard, Workington, England
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Iggesund Paperboard to install a complete press section for the board machine 2 at the Workington mill, England. Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of 2016. ANDRITZ will deliver a…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 08:37
European paper industry partners with Pöyry
The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Pöyry. The partnership will allow CEPI and Pöyry to work more closely together, particularly in the areas of innovation and bioeconomy. In addition, it will…
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015 08:08
GRIGISKES AB starts up the new TOSCOTEC Tissue Line at Vilnius mill.
Lithuania’s GRIGISKES has successfully started up the new Toscotec-supplied 110 tons/day tissue PM 6 at Vilnius mill. The site already houses the 17,000 tpy tissue PM5 modernized with the installation of a Toscotec Steel Yankee Dryer TT SYD-4200MM in early…
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Monday, 30 March 2015 10:17
Valmet to rebuild Turkish Hayat Kimya's tissue machine for improved product properties and runnability
The Turkish tissue producer Hayat Kimya has previously ordered five tissue machine lines from Valmet in the past eight years. Valmet-supplied tissue machines TM 2, 3, 4 and 5 are already producing high quality paper with high capacity and speed,…
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