Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:29
Completing the Loop: Recycled Coffee Cups Re-Enter the Consumer Market
Disposed-of paper cups return to consumer hands as James Cropper launches ‘Coffee’, a range of high-specification papers using fibres extracted from previously unrecyclable paper cups. Single-use disposable coffee cups finally became recyclable in July 2013, when James Cropper unveiled a…
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Thursday, 18 September 2014 20:20
AkzoNobel and Photanol developing chemical compounds of the future
AkzoNobel and cleantech company Photanol have teamed up to develop a process for harnessing the power of the sun to make chemicals. The two companies will work on creating sustainable technology which mimics the way plants use photosynthesis. The aim…
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Friday, 12 September 2014 08:55
Revival of Softwood Fiber-Based Forest Industry in the Nordic Countries with Investments of 3 Billion Dollars in Pulp, Bio Energy and Bio-Materials
Forest companies in Northern Europe have announced plans to investment three billion dollars in 2014 in attempt to move beyond mostly producing newsprint and commodity packaging grades. The idea is to diversify their product lines to include new bio-products from…
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Thursday, 11 September 2014 13:49
Kemira invests in its hydrogen peroxide plant in Oulu
Due to the growing demand for pulp chemicals in Finland, Kemira has decided to make a multi-million euro investment in its hydrogen peroxide plant in Oulu. The improved efficiency and operational capabilities will enable Kemira to serve pulp and paper…
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Monday, 08 September 2014 11:36
ANDRITZ successfully starts up paper machine at Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill
ANDRITZ successfully starts up paper machine at Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill, Russia, following a rebuild International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully started up the PM K-28 paper machine at ZAOR “Narodnoye Predpriyatie Naberezhnye Chelny Paper Mill named after S.P. Titov”,…
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Thursday, 04 September 2014 10:34
NanoGloss: New calender roll cover from Voith ensures long-lasting gloss and uniform smoothness
With NanoGloss, Voith brings a new calender roll cover onto the market that combines two important characteristics: a high level of mechanical stability and a high level of gloss on the paper. In its first field tests, the new cover…
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Thursday, 04 September 2014 10:27
UPM outsources selected application management services to Tieto
UPM has signed an outsourcing agreement with Tieto for its selected application management services. The agreement has been made for three years including two optional years. Approximately 47 UPM employees from UPM’s IT Service Centres in Changshu, China, in Tampere,…
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Thursday, 04 September 2014 10:22
Schumacher Packaging relies on ventilation technology by Voith
Voith has supported Schumacher Packaging GmbH in its quest for more environmentally friendly and effective board production by improving the air system and the dryer section hood of the BM 1 in Schwarzenberg, Germany. “One year after rebuilding the ventilation…
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Thursday, 28 August 2014 12:57
2 more world speed records for Cristini press fabrics.
Line 2 Pro Eisenhuttenstad Papier, Germany (the world's widest and fastest machine for the production of paper packaging paper) broke again two world speed records in a row, with 100% Cristini press fabrics. On March 18th at a speed of…
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Thursday, 28 August 2014 09:38
HRH Crown Princess Victoria named Godmother of the all-female Team SCA Crew and Boat
SCA is honored to announce that Crown Princess Victoria is Godmother of the Team SCA crew and boat. The Crown Princess met with the all-female Team SCA in person recently at SCA’s headquarters in the Waterfront Building in Stockholm, discussing…
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Thursday, 28 August 2014 09:30
Karin Emilsson to leave Södra
Karin Emilsson, Director of Technology at Södra, has decided to leave the company after 27 years. During her time at the Group, Karin has held a variety of positions at Södra Cell in Mönsterås and Värö, as well as more…
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Friday, 22 August 2014 11:25
New Voith rotor for virgin pulp reduces energy consumption by up to 30 per cent
Voith has brought a new IPV Rotor for virgin pulp onto the market. The new component has already proven itself for some months under mill conditions and shows its strengths here: energy consumption of the new rotor can be up…
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014 10:54
Valmet receives repeat tissue line order from Aktül Kagit Üretim Pazarlama in Turkey
Valmet will supply the second tissue production line to Aktül Kagit Üretim Pazarlama A.S., Turkey. The new Advantage DCT 200 tissue line will be installed at the company's mill in Pamukova, Sakarya Province, Turkey. The start-up is planned for the…
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014 08:24
Reduced contamination: Innovative dryer fabrics from Voith
With Jade from the CleanWeave product line, Voith is bringing innovative dryer fabrics onto the market that translate reduced contamination to increased drying capacity due to their special design. Jade dryer fabrics have minimal internal void volume and so carry…
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014 08:13
Exact, fast and resilient Gluing and perforating with Gecko OneStep
Voith Gecko OneStep is a unique system for start and end gluing on the winder. 16 gluing machines, with a Voith VariFlex winder using two-drum technology, have been sold in the past three years and also been successfully used in…
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