Tuesday, 28 December 2010 10:00
Metso to rebuild tissue machine at Svenska Pappersbruket Klippan mill in Sweden
Metso has been awarded a contract to deliver a major rebuild of the PM 9 tissue machine of Svenska Pappersbruket AB’s Klippan mill in Klippan, Sweden. The start-up of the rebuilt machine is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011.…
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Monday, 27 December 2010 12:30
Pallmann appoints Vice President for new recycling division
The Pallmann Group, the leading specialist in size reduction technology, announces the appointment of Mr Uwe Wicht as Vice President of its newly-formed recycling division. The appointment, which took effect on 1st September 2010, reinforces Pallmann’s increased focus on the…
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Monday, 27 December 2010 11:30
Metso concluded employee negotiations at Juankoski plant, Finland
Metso has concluded employee negotiations concerning all personnel groups at its Juankoski plant on December 16, 2010. The negotiation proposal was given on October 20, 2010 due to economic and production reasons. In the proposal the need for personnel reduction…
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:35
Jukka Pahta appointed chief financial officer of Pöyry
Jukka Pahta, 44, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pöyry PLC. He will become a member of the Group Executive Committee of Pöyry PLC and report to Heikki Malinen, President and CEO of Pöyry PLC.…
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010 09:22
UPM to acquire Myllykoski & Rhein Papier
UPM-Kymmene Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire Myllykoski Corporation and Rhein Papier GmbH ("Myllykoski"). The approximate enterprise value of the businesses acquired is EUR 900 million. Myllykoski Corporation and Rhein Papier GmbH consist of seven publication paper mills…
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Friday, 17 December 2010 12:50
Rottneros is completing its investment programme at Vallvik Mill
The Board of Rottneros AB has decided to invest in closing the water loops in the bleaching plant at Vallvik Mill at a cost of SEK 90m. This investment comprises the final part of the programme of measures previously communicated…
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Wednesday, 15 December 2010 12:30
Appointments in Metso Executive Team
Metso’s Board of Directors has decided on changes to Metso Executive Team. The appointments will become effective on March 1, 2011 when Matti Kähkönen starts as Metso’s President and CEO. Andrew Benko (b. 1949) has been appointed President, Mining and…
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Monday, 13 December 2010 12:00
Stora Enso's Global Responsibility web pages win prestigious European Excellence Award
Stora Enso's www.storaenso.com/globalresponsibility web pages have won the European Excellence Award 2010 in the category of websites. The European Excellence Award competition focuses on outstanding achievements in different fields of communications. This year's Awards attracted an unprecedented number of over…
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Friday, 10 December 2010 13:00
Forest companies benefit from deregulation of the railways
From the start of next year, the companies behind ScandFibre Logistics AB will be transporting 2.4 million tonnes of forest products by rail from Sweden to terminals that are convenient for European customers. Deregulation of freight traffic is increasingly allowing…
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Friday, 10 December 2010 10:00
Rottneros: Temporary Limit on Production at Rottneros Mill
The CTMP line at Rottneros Mill has been at a standstill for around ten days, which corresponds to a loss of production of approximately 2,500 tonnes. The stoppage is due to the combination of extremely high electricity prices and high…
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Thursday, 09 December 2010 10:20
Metso to rebuild Hinton Pulp’s pulp machine in Canada
Metso will supply Hinton Pulp with a rebuild of their market pulp machine in Hinton, Alberta, Canada. The project will be delivered and installed in late 2011. The value of the order exceeds EUR 10 million. The order is included…
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 11:56
Pöyry in Finland - operational excellence programme continues
The first major implementation milestone has been reached relating to the operational excellence programme aiming at improving the efficiency and quality of operations and serving Pöyry's clientele in a cost-efficient way. Pöyry has made decisions to adapt capacity and to…
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Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:44
SCA wins prestigious award for Best Sustainability Report
SCA has been awarded the Institute for the Accounting Profession in Sweden’s (FAR) prestigious prize for the Best Sustainability Report 2009 in the category Large companies. The award was presented today at Finforum 2010, an international conference in Stockholm, Sweden,…
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Tuesday, 07 December 2010 11:50
Borregaard Opens High-Tech Control Centre
Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske, has opened Borregaard’s new control centre, which will ensure innovative, knowledge based and eco-friendly industry in the years to come. “This modern control centre demonstrates the focus on Norwegian process industry.…
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Monday, 06 December 2010 16:00
Södra Timber to invest in Unnefors sawmill
The Board of Directors at Södra Timber has approved an investment in an automatic sorting facility at the company's sawmill in Unnefors, outside Jönköping, Sweden. This sawmill produces 110,000 cubic metres of pine annually. The investment amounts to approximately SEK…
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