M-real Consumer Packaging has carried out box compression tests that uniquely study the performance of cartonboard packaging in real life situations such as stacking and palletising. The tests have confirmed that lighter weight boards can be used without compromising the…
EcoSynthetix Inc. announces the appointment of Philip Greenall as Sales Director – Europe. Prior to joining EcoSynthetix, he had been with BASF for 28 years in sales and service of paper coating latex. He is a member of TAPPI (Technical…
M-real’s Carta Solida paperboard has been chosen for a box of exclusive filled chocolates, produced by Sweden’s oldest and largest confectionery company, Cloetta, to commemorate the wedding of HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Mr. Daniel Westling on 19th…
Friday, 04 June 2010 15:27

Personnel Changes at BASF

The Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE announced the following changes in its management team.Jacques Delmoitiez (57), currently President of BASF’s Polyurethanes division located in Brussels, Belgium, will become President of BASF’s regional division Europe, located in Ludwigshafen, Germany…
Stafsjö develops, manufactures and globally markets knife gate valves that meet customer needs for shut-off and flow control in the process industry. We strive to be the most accessible, reliable and cost-effective supplier of valves. Stafsjö was founded in 1666…
Metso will supply the main technology for Ilim Group’s new kraft pulp mill, to be built in Bratsk, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. The value of the order is approximately EUR 180 million.Metso’s delivery to Ilim Group represents state-of-the-art pulping technology. The…
Net Impact today announced the finalist universities for a case competition with International Paper, a global leader in the paper and packaging industry, andStaples, Inc. , the world's largest office products company. The innovative collaboration between International Paper, Staples and…
Friday, 04 June 2010 10:30

S4i - Partner for today and tomorrow

S4i - Stainless for Industry is a complete service concept which offers "turn-key" - deliveries tailored to customers' needs, providing everything from design to final installation as well as comprehensive service solutions to the Pulp & paper Industry.The companies in…
Metso announced on October 27, 2009 the decision to invest in special valves production in Finland. Today, the foundation stone on the new Metso industrial valves factory will be laid in Vantaa.                  The Finnish production of Metso’s…
Emerson Process Management has extended its Fisher® Vee-Ball® family to include the V150E expanded outlet version. The valve features a transitional flow contour that increases in flow area from inlet to outlet. The V150E is designed for installation directly to…
French packaging print shop LGR Emballages S.A. is investing in three Speedmaster XL 105 presses from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg). All three presses are equipped with the Prinect Inpress Control color measuring system, which controls color and register on the…
The complete business activities of Hendriks Techniek Flevo B.V. in Dronten, the Netherlands will be taken over by AxFlow's new subsidiary AxFlow Systems B.V. and will make AxFlow a systems supplier all over Europe.In the past couple of years, the…
Fraser Papers Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “Fraser Papers” or the “Company”) announced that its subsidiary Fraser N.H. LLC, has reached an agreement to sell substantially all of its assets to an investment fund managed by MerchantBanc, LLC, of Manchester,…
Pregis Corp.'s Hexacomb® business unit is announcing a 6% price increase on all grades and sizes of its product line shipped to customers in the U.K., Germany, France, Belgium  and The Netherlands.  The price increase is effective on or after…
John C. Husband, Ph.D., has been designated as one of nine TAPPI Fellows for 2010. He currently serves as Lead Scientist for IMERYS Minerals Ltd., Cornwall, UK. Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon less than one percent of TAPPI’s…