Monday, 18 July 2011 13:00
Torraspapel Backs PRINT POWER Campaign
The efficiency and sustainability of print media are the pillars of this Europe-wide campaign. PRINT POWER is a pan-European project which, backed by companies representing the entire print value chain, seeks to strengthen the position of print media within the…
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Monday, 18 July 2011 12:00
Avilon shuts down temporarily
Avilon Ltd, part of Neo Industrial's Viscose Fibers business, is temporarily shutting down production in its Valkeakoski-based factory. The shutdown is due to viscose fiber's globally poor market situation. Viscose fiber market's weakening that started late spring is not only…
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Monday, 18 July 2011 10:00
Kenneth Ohlsson new mill manager in Hallstavik
Holmen Paper has appointed Kenneth Ohlsson as the new manager of Hallsta Paper Mill. Kenneth Ohlsson, 49, currently production manager at Stora Enso's Hylte Paper Mill, succeeds Hannele Arvonen, who will leave Hallsta at the end of August to take…
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Friday, 15 July 2011 14:10
Ashland Inc. constructs Aquaflow(TM) NSAT plant in Alizay, France, for coatings market
Ashland Aqualon Functional Ingredients, a commercial unit of Ashland Inc. (NYSE:ASH), recently began construction on a new nonionic synthetic thickener manufacturing facility in Alizay, France. The new manufacturing facility is scheduled for completion and start-up in late spring of 2012…
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Thursday, 14 July 2011 15:15
CeraGuide B success at Thurpapier Model AG, Weinfelden
Thurpapier Model AG in Weinfelden, Switzerland, has been using the thermally-coated wire guide roll CeraGuide B by Voith Paper for more than a year in the forming section of PM 2 with very positive results. The fabric wear has been…
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Thursday, 14 July 2011 10:15
Environmentally friendly production: kids make their own paper
Twenty-two kids from grades 7 and 8 of the Lambertus primary school in Swalmen recently visited us to find out more about our environmentally friendly production processes. Their visit was part of the so-called Environmental Meetings Programme (EMP) in which…
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Thursday, 14 July 2011 09:11
Satino Black successful in Spain in spite of the crisis
Spain is going through a period of uncertainty and experiencing extremely high levels of unemployment, in particular among young people. The economic crisis is impacting many people. Rob Didden, export sales manager: “Nevertheless, our Spanish distributor, EurodelHarpas, has successfully worked…
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 15:15
ROXCEL takes over Brigl & Bergmeister and Papirnica Vevče.
The Vienna-based multinational paper trading company ROXCEL Group has today signed an agreement to purchase the paper manufacturer Brigl & Bergmeister and Vevce from the Prinzhorn Group, taking over complete ownership. Brigl & Bergmeister runs two production facilities in Niklasdorf/Austria…
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 13:00
New quality control system and service contract for paper mill in Italy
The paper manufacturer Cartiere del Polesine commissioned Voith Paper Automation with the delivery of a new quality control system (QCS) for the BM 4 at the Cavanella Po plant in Italy. The OnQ Profilmatic basis weight CD profile control with…
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Wednesday, 06 July 2011 07:59
Mondi hosts Green Event at WWT Wetland Centre in Barnes, UK.
Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK invites key sustainability managers to the Green Event, which will cover a variety of topics including green procurement, current climate issues, and active environmental projects. Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper UK is holding the Green Event…
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Monday, 04 July 2011 12:31
Sonoco Acquires Assets of Robinson Paperboard Packaging
Sonoco UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sonoco (NYSE: SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies and the world's largest producer of paperboard cans, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Robinson Paperboard Packaging Ltd., a…
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Monday, 04 July 2011 10:21
Emerson density meter reduces costs at Cartiere del Garda Paper Mill
Accuracy of Micro Motion® density meter removes need for expensive coating additives, enabling significant annual savings Cartiere del Garda is using a Micro Motion® density meter from Emerson Process Management to accurately measure the concentration of kaolin and other additives…
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:00
M-real divests the Hallein Pulp mill in Austria to Schweighofer Group
M-real Oyj, part of Metsäliitto, has signed an agreement to divest the entire share capital in M-real Hallein GmbH to the Schweighofer Group. M-real Hallein GmbH assets consist of the Hallein pulp mill, bioenergy plant, paper mill closed in 2009…
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Thursday, 30 June 2011 09:44
Metso continues to strengthen its service network - New Metso Service Center at Gainneville, France
Metso has opened a new Metso Service Center in France, at Gainneville in the Normandy area. The new center, which covers 500 square meters of workshop, storage, training and office space, will further enhance Metso’s service support for local valve…
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Wednesday, 29 June 2011 17:58
Infrared dryers from Compact Engineering double laminator speed at James Cropper Converting Ltd.
James Cropper Converting Ltd, part of James Cropper Plc, the Cumbrian papermakers have invested in a new drying system from Compact Engineering to increase the speed of the laminator at their Burneside, Kendal mill. Compact have a great deal of…
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