Friday, 01 July 2022 12:06
ANDRITZ acquires Bonetti Group, Italy
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed an agreement to acquire the Bonetti Group, headquartered in Milan, Italy. Closing of the transaction took place on June 30, 2022. Established in 1923, Bonetti is a global manufacturer and supplier of doctor, creping…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:51
New patent grant for PulPac and Dry Molded Fiber
The European Patent Office has decided to grant yet another patent to PulPac. The new patent relates to a method and an apparatus for forming and cutting a compacted edge of a product in a forming mould system using heat…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:25
The Paper value chain is ready to take circularity to a new level with 2030 recycling rate target
Representatives of the European paper value chain gathered yesterday in Brussels have pledged to recycle 76% of all paper consumed by 2030. The commitment was taken during the 8th edition of the European Paper Recycling Awards which saw two projects,…
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Friday, 01 July 2022 11:03
Sulzer to write off assets in Russia and Poland
Following the Board’s decision to initiate the process of exiting the Russian market and the closing of the Polish businesses, the company has decided to write off most of its assets in both countries. After careful analysis of all options,…
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Thursday, 30 June 2022 11:05
Tissue paper - a sustainable industry for centuries
Where thinking long-term is a way of life The tissue paper industry is sustainable by design. Its raw material is a renewable resource with a growing cycle of around 50 years, so sustainability has been a way of life for…
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Thursday, 30 June 2022 10:11
Valmet to deliver a recovery boiler rebuild to Mufindi Paper Mills in Tanzania
Valmet will deliver a recovery boiler rebuild and technology upgrade to Mufindi Paper Mills Ltd. in Mgololo, Tanzania. The upgrade will have a significant effect on the performance and capacity of the recovery boiler originally commissioned in the 1980’s. The…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2022 12:15
Valmet to deliver the world’s first electrical folding machine for pulp bales to Södra Cell Mönsterås, Sweden
Valmet will deliver the world’s first two electrical folding machines for pulp bales to Södra Cell Mönsterås pulp mill in Sweden. The machines’ start-up is planned for the last quarter of 2022. The order was included in Valmet’s orders received…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2022 10:24
Toscotec launches breakthrough in Steel Yankee Dryers for sustainable papermaking
Toscotec, the global market leader of Steel Yankee Dryers, introduces TT Induction SYD, a carbon-reduction breakthrough that redefines Yankee dryer technology entirely. TT Induction SYD uses electrical induction instead of steam energy to dry the paper web, thereby cutting direct greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In…
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Tuesday, 28 June 2022 10:51
Valmet to deliver two chip washing and defibrator systems to Siempelkamp
Valmet will deliver two chip washing and defibrator systems to Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH as part of Siempelkamp’s panelboard plant deliveries to two different end customers, one in Europe, one in Asia. The start-ups of the systems are planned…
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Thursday, 23 June 2022 12:03
Change in Stora Enso’s Group Leadership Team
Kati ter Horst, Executive Vice President, Paper Division and a member of the Group Leadership Team, has decided to leave Stora Enso as of 1 July 2022. After more than 25 years with the Company, she will now pursue career…
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Thursday, 23 June 2022 11:15
Cepi calls for more focus, impact assessment and consultation on EU Commission’s nature restoration proposal
A Regulation on nature restoration has now been tabled by the EU Commission, the first European legislation addressing biodiversity in three decades. Parts of the proposed regulation would be relevant to the management of forests. Cepi, the Confederation of European…
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Wednesday, 22 June 2022 10:28
Toscotec launches new concept machine for a more sustainable structured tissue.
Toscotec launches INGENIA, a new concept tissue machine to produce premium quality structured tissue paper. The quality generated by INGENIA line is substantially higher than textured tissue and close to Through Air Drying (TAD) produced paper, but using 35% less energy. With INGENIA Toscotec responds to the…
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Tuesday, 21 June 2022 10:43
PulPac continues to expand the Dry Molded Fiber patent portfolio
With two new patent applications filed last week, PulPac continues to expand the Dry Molded Fiber patent portfolio. The new patent applications are directed to ejection elements in connection to the forming mold. The main purpose of the ejection elements…
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Tuesday, 14 June 2022 09:44
Körber opens its doors to its suppliers on 15 June 2022 for Körber Italian Supplier Day
Collaboration, sustainability, and innovation: these are the topics around which the Körber Italian Supplier Day is centered The pandemic has changed the dynamics of all markets, highlighting the criticalities issue of the economies but at the same time opening up…
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Tuesday, 14 June 2022 09:20
VTT cuts emissions from its electricity consumption to a fraction of previous level
At the beginning of 2021 VTT started to buy renewable electricity verified with a guarantee of origin for its premises. The change significantly reduced the annual greenhouse gas emissions from VTT's operations. Meanwhile, it is an important step toward VTT's…
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