Thursday, 23 October 2014 10:05
Co-Operation does work for both big and small companies
Yet again this has been a very productive year for Pulp, Paper & Logistics magazine and natural growth in circulation/individuals requesting receipt of the magazine has been good (not via list rental). Part of this growth is directly attributed to…
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Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:44
Delegation from the pulp and paper industry in South America
A Delegation from Brazil and Chile visited Sweden October 12 - 17, 2014, invited by Swedish Pulp & Paper Technology Group, PPT, in cooperation with Business Sweden’s office in São Paulo, Brazil. The purpose of the visit was to present…
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Thursday, 23 October 2014 08:34
Stora Enso invests in quality and cost-competitiveness of Imatra Mills in Finland
Stora Enso invests EUR 27 million to improve the quality and cost-competitiveness and to increase the capacity of the consumer board machine 5 by 20 000 tonnes at its Imatra Mills in Finland. The investment will focus on the coating…
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Wednesday, 22 October 2014 07:02
UNI EN 15593:2008 CERTIFICATION FOR THE TOSCOLANO MADERNO PLANT
The Burgo Group plant in Toscolano Maderno (BS) has achieved UNI EN 15593:2008 certification for “Management of hygiene in the production of packaging for foodstuffs”. The Toscolano paper mill is now able to guarantee, with the seal of approval of…
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Tuesday, 21 October 2014 12:32
Valmet's new OptiBin innovation in use at Nordic Paper's Bäckhammar pulp mill
Valmet has developed a new chip bin, OptiBin, for pulp mills' digester chip feeding. Its task is to serve as a buffer before the digester and to remove air from the chips in an odorless manner. The new design is…
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Tuesday, 21 October 2014 10:00
Metso strengthens its position as a leading flow control supplier by establishing new valve service centers in Europe
Metso opens new service centers in Germany and France to support the company's strategy to grow its valve and field device service business and to strengthen its service capabilities for the petrochemical, energy, oil & gas, and pulp & paper…
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Friday, 17 October 2014 10:40
Södra commences expansion of Mörrum
The expansion of Södra Cell Mörrum has started. On 16 October, Södra's CEO Lars Idermark, together with representatives from NCC and Valmet, turned the first soil in the project. Earlier this year, Södra's Board of Directors decided to invest approximately…
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Friday, 17 October 2014 10:36
NOV MONO HELPS INCREASE CAPACITY FOR PULP AND PAPER PRODUCER
The outstanding performance of NOV Mono pumps in demanding applications has again been highlighted by a recent project in Sweden. One of the country’s leading pulp and paper producers has invested in two Mono E-Range progressing cavity (PC) pumps which…
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Friday, 17 October 2014 10:29
Kemira expands production capacity at San Giorgio site in Italy
Kemira will make a multimillion investment in a production line expansion of process and functional chemistries at San Giorgio site in Italy. The production starts in the beginning of the year 2015 and reaches the full production capacity by the…
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Thursday, 16 October 2014 14:17
BASF to divest global textile chemicals business to Archroma
BASF and Archroma have agreed on the sale of BASF’s global textile chemicals business to Archroma, a supplier of specialty chemicals to the textile, paper and emulsions industries. Archroma is a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners, a private investment…
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Tuesday, 14 October 2014 09:26
New Eco High-Speed Inkjet Paper from Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is introducing two new eco inkjet papers for high-speed printing: JETSCRIPT DT 8002 and DT 9002, which are suitable for Transactional and Transpromo communications and complete the Mitsubishi range. The new inkjet papers have matte eco top-surfaces…
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Monday, 13 October 2014 11:01
Bekaert Solaronics installs GemDryer® and Energy Recovery System at Metsä Board Tako, Finland
Bekaert Solaronics installed a GemDryer® system with Gem12E emitters at Metsä Board Tako in Finland. The delivery includes also an Energy Recovery System (ERS) to be linked to the air dryer. The objective of the investment is to replace the…
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Monday, 13 October 2014 07:23
Rottneros sells the CTMP equipment of Utansjö Mill
Rottneros AB (publ) has reached an agreement to sell the CTMP equipment of the Utansjö Mill to BillerudKorsnäs. “We are pleased that our CTMP equipment is a good fit within the large investment BillerudKorsnäs is making in Frövi and Rockhammar”…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 12:09
Mondi Syktyvkar €30 million pulp dryer project nears completion
The €30 million large-scale pulp dryer project for the production of softwood market pulp at Mondi Group’s Syktyvkar mill is nearing completion. Mondi Syktyvkar celebrated its 45th anniversary this year and the investment demonstrates Mondi’s continued commitment to the operation.…
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Friday, 10 October 2014 11:09
Iggesund’s investments led to sought-after industry award
Over the past four years Iggesund Paperboard has invested more than 370 million euro to improve the energy solutions at its paperboard mills in Iggesund, Sweden and Workington, England. Compared with the situation a decade ago, the company has succeeded…
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