Wednesday, 06 October 2010 08:44
Previously announced Copamex acquisition completed
SCA’s acquisition of the Copamex baby diaper business in Mexico and Central America has now been completed. The purchase price is equivalent to approximately USD 50m on a debt-free basis. SCA already holds several strong market positions within the hygiene…
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Monday, 04 October 2010 14:45
Metso to supply tissue line to ICT in France
Metso will supply a complete tissue production line to the Italian Industrie Cartarie Tronchetti group. The tissue line will be installed at Montargis in France. The line will be started up in the second quarter of 2011. The value of…
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 13:00
SCA- Best carbon reporting in Sweden
SCA has received The New Economy Carbon Leadership Award 2010 for best carbon reporting in Sweden. The award is hosted for the first time by British World News Media magazine “The New Economy”. Award criteria The New Economy Carbon Leadership…
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 12:00
BPIF Printing Outlook Survey shows signs of Summer recovery
More than half of the respondents to the latest Printing Outlook survey, published by the BPIF this week, have reported no change in trading conditions during the summer months. However the survey also revealed that a third of firms saw…
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Wednesday, 29 September 2010 13:00
UPM is engaged in discussions with Myllykoski Group concerning a potential transaction
UPM confirms that it is engaged in discussions with the Finnish publication paper company Myllykoski Group concerning a potential transaction of Myllykoski's operations in Finland, Germany and United States. At the present time, the discussions continue and a number of…
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Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:35
Mondi completes major Russian mill modernisation project
Mondi announced today the completion of its STEP project, the largest mill modernisation project in the Russian pulp and paper industry. The EUR 545 million expansion and modernisation of the Syktyvkar mill in Russia began on July 1, 2008. David…
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Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:00
Stora Enso continues to expand in solid biofuels
Stora Enso is continuing to expand in solid biofuels by investing EUR 10 million in starting pellet production at Imavere Sawmill in Estonia. The pellet plant project will commence in the fourth quarter of 2010 and is expected to be…
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Wednesday, 29 September 2010 09:00
UPM papers part of the winning formula
The WAN-IFRA International Newspaper Color Quality Club membership winners for the years 2010-2012 have been chosen. According to the global organisation of the world's newspapers and news publishers 109 different titles achieved the membership this time. Out of these the…
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Monday, 27 September 2010 08:11
SCA enters into R&D cooperation
SCA has entered into a long-term cooperation agreement with BioGaia with the aim of developing new health-oriented products. The objective is to combine BioGaia’s expertise in the field of probiotic bacteria and applications technologies with SCA’s distribution network and know-how…
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Friday, 24 September 2010 10:30
Metso Foundries Jyväskylä concludes personnel negotiations
Metso Foundries Jyväskylä has on Thursday, September 16, concluded the personnel negotiations started on July 1, 2010, concerning temporary layoffs and personnel reductions. The measures taken on the basis of the negotiations, targeting at increased competitiveness, will affect 70 persons…
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Friday, 24 September 2010 08:30
Change in Ahlstrom's Executive Management Team
Ahlstrom, a global leader in nonwovens and specialty papers, announces a change in its Executive Management Team. Deputy of President and CEO Risto Anttonen, who is responsible for business development, will retire by December 31, 2010. His responsibilities will be…
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Thursday, 23 September 2010 10:23
M-real is planning to invest approximately EUR 26 million at Simpele mill
M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, is planning to increase the annual folding boxboard capacity of Simpele mill by about 80 000 tonnes. At the same time the sheeting capacity is planned to be expanded. The total value of the…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 13:04
New SCA facility to meet Russian demand for hygiene products
SCA – the world's third-largest hygiene company – inaugurated a personal care plant in Russia. The facility is located in Veniov, in the Tula Region south of Moscow. The investment is valued at approximately EUR 85m and is the first…
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010 12:02
SGS unveils it's 2014 strategic plan
At a meeting held during the weekend in Montreux (Switzerland), SGS launched with 150 of its key business leaders the next stage in the Groups' long history, unveiling a new four year strategic plan to 2014. The Plan has been…
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Friday, 17 September 2010 12:00
Pöyry awarded EUR 1.6 million tall oil plant contract in Austria
Pöyry has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for a tall oil plant by Zellstoff Pöls AG in Austria. The value of the contract is about EUR 1.6 million and it will be executed over a period of…
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