Monday, 19 September 2011 11:00
Ziegler Paper Mill well-prepared for the second half of 2011
Revision and reconstruction work at the Ziegler Paper Mill has been successfully completed. This year several revision and reconstruction projects took place at Ziegler Paper Mill using substantial investments and following a long-term investment strategy by the family-owned company in…
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Friday, 16 September 2011 10:00
Metso strengthens its automation foothold in Finnish bioenergy production
Metso will supply advanced automation systems and solutions to two new bioenergy power plants currently under construction in Finland, while receiving another replacement order. Porvoon Energia Oy has ordered a Metso DNA automation system including safety automation for its new…
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 08:13
Double win for Innventia
Innventia’s Marco Lucisano was awarded the Best Presentation Award at Paper Physics 2011 in Graz, Austria. The same person does not usually win more than once, but this was the second time Marco had been voted the winner in this…
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 15:00
Staff reductions at Rottneros Mill; part of improvement programme
Today, the Rottneros Group has announced a planned reduction of staff that will affect about 25 employees at Rottneros Mill. Negotiations with union organisations will commence immediately. The mill is running at a loss, primarily as a result of a…
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 14:00
SCA invests SEK 350 m in Ortviken in improved paper qualities
SCA is investing SEK 350 m in Ortviken paper mill in Sundsvall. The investment will increase the mill’s capacity to produce improved newsprint qualities and strengthens SCA’s profile as a leader in the environmental field. Ortviken’s PM5 paper machine is…
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 12:00
Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti starts up a Metso-supplied tissue production line in France
The Metso-supplied tissue line at Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti (ICT) in Montargis, France, successfully started up on July 15, 2011. Metso’s delivery comprised a complete tissue production line with complete stock preparation equipment including OptiFiner RF refiners and an Advantage DCT…
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011 10:00
Metso Kappa Q Analyzer to improve fiberline control at Södra Cell's Mörrum mill
Upgrading to Metso Kappa Q technology provides existing users of Metso Kappa Analyzers with both new and faster measurement possibilities. Södra Cell's Mörrum mill in southern Sweden is currently installing a new Metso Kappa Q analyzer. It will replace one…
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Friday, 09 September 2011 12:00
New management for Holmen Paper and Holmen Energi
Holmen is reorganising its management teams in two of the Group's business areas. This will also affect the composition of Group management. Arne Wallin, head of the Holmen Paper business area, will take up the equivalent role in the Holmen…
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Thursday, 08 September 2011 09:05
30 years of formic acid production at Kemira
Kemira Oyj has produced formic acid for 30 years now. The production of formic acid has been expanded gradually, and the current production volume is over 100,000 tons per year. Kemira actively develops new applications for formic acid, especially for…
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Thursday, 08 September 2011 08:35
Vaahto Group to rebuild Södra Cell Mönsterås Pulp Drying Machine
Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery has received an important order from Sörda Cell Mönsterås mill in Sweden. The pulp dryer TM5 of the chemical pulp mill will be revamped for higher production output and better runability. The machine produces both…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 16:15
Perlen Papier counts on Voith as its service partner
Swiss-based papermaker Perlen Papier AG signed a service agreement with Voith Paper Automation for the automation components of its PM 4 and PM 7 in Perlen. Voith has already had a service agreement with Perlen Papier AG for the PM…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 16:00
Technical concept convinces Stora Enso Sachsen
Stora Enso Sachsen, Germany, placed the order for the rebuild of Eilenburg PM 1 with Voith Paper. In this case, Voith's technical concept for the rebuild was convincing. The rebuild comprises former, press, dryer section as well as calender and…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 15:16
EA Permit Brings Waste Energy Plant Closer
One of the country's largest recycling facilities has been given the green light to power its operations with a new Sustainable Energy Plant.The permit from the Environment Agency will enable Kemsley Mill to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and…
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Wednesday, 07 September 2011 10:58
Leading high performance materials company Ahlstrom joins the WBCSD
Ahlstrom Corporation, a global high performance materials company, has become a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Sustainability forms a key pillar of the Helsinki, Finland based company's business activities and centers around environmental, social and…
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Monday, 05 September 2011 08:35
Endress+Hauser inaugurates new building in the Netherlands
Modern premises create an optimal working environment Endress+Hauser continues to invest in its future: The measurement engineering specialist’s Dutch sales center has moved into a new building in Naarden. The modern office building cost just under eight million euros. Bricks,…
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