Friday, 28 May 2010 17:21
Cooperation between MoRe Research and Envall Consulting
MoRe Research and Envall Consulting have signed an agreement giving their customers within the pulp and paper industry access to the companies’ total process know-how and pilot equipment. Together we are a strong partner regarding problem solving and development projects…
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Friday, 28 May 2010 10:30
College Students: Calls to Go Paperless Can Be Taken Too Far
Survey Finds College Students Believe Saving the Planet is Important, But They Think Paper is Still Essential for Life's Big Moments Most college students in a new nationwide poll rank themselves as environmentally conscious and two-thirds believe going paperless helps…
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 15:16
Mondi Syktyvkar wins Lesprom Awards for STEP project and overall mill achievements
On April 23rd, 2010, judges at the 7th All-Russian Forest Lesprom Awards in Moscow named STEP “The Russian Pulp and Paper industry’s investment project of the year”. Mondi Syktyvkar also won the mill award for “The pulp and paper industry’s…
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 13:34
CEO Peter Arndrup Poulsen to take up new position as CEO of Tvilum-Scanbirk
Peter Arndrup Poulsen has announced his decision to resign from the position as CEO of Brødrene Hartmann A/S to take up the position as CEO of Tvilum-Scanbirk in Fårvang, north of Silkeborg, Denmark. Peter Arndrup Poulsen will join Tvilum-Scanbirk on…
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Thursday, 27 May 2010 08:18
Metso-acquired Tamfelt Corp. established as Fabrics business line
Metso-acquired Tamfelt Corp. has been established as Fabrics business line within Metso’s Paper and Fiber Technology. Tamfelt was delisted from the stock exchange on May 4, 2010 after Metso had acquired all of Tamfelt shares.The name change from Tamfelt Corp.…
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 09:23
Production stop at Vallviks Bruk
The production at Vallviks Bruk, which forms part of the Rottneros Group, will be stopped for in total about ten days for maintenance work on the evaporation plant. It is estimated that the loss of production will amount to about…
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 16:53
Hydrowhirl Orbitor for CIP tank cleaning
The HydroWhirlTM Orbitor is a versatile tank cleaning machine designed to meet the high standards required in the food, brewing, beverage, dairy, and chemical industries combining high performance cleaning efficiency with extended operating life and reduced life cycle costs. Design…
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Monday, 24 May 2010 11:50
Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery started up at Metsä Tissue Mänttä mill PM10 rebuilt ahead of schedule
The rebuild of PM10 at Metsä Tissue’s Mänttä Mill was brought to conclusion ahead of schedule, with the first reels produced on 22 April 2010. The revamped machine produces toilet paper and hand towel base paper for products marketed under…
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Monday, 24 May 2010 11:15
Palm and DB Schenker receive 2010 logistics award
Papierfabrik Palm GmbH & Co. KG and DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG received the 2010 Award for Cooperation in Transport and Logistics (Kooperationspreis Transport und Logistik) from the Federal Association for Economics, Transport, and Logistics (Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik…
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Friday, 21 May 2010 14:08
Negotiations to reduce personnel by 220 finalised in Speciality Papers business area
M-real Corporation, part of Metsäliitto Group, announced on 9 December 2009 plans to improve Speciality Papers business area's profitability. The main measures were stated to be the planned closures of two speciality paper machines in Reflex mill and the streamlining…
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Friday, 21 May 2010 10:00
ABB's New Infrared Moisture Sensor
ABB, the pioneer in Quality Control Systems, introduces its new High-Performance Infrared (HPIR) moisture sensor for their QCS800xA Quality Control System (QCS). Intended as a replacement for the very popular HemiPlus moisture sensor, the HPIR is designed to improve the…
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Friday, 21 May 2010 08:49
First Heidelberg Speedmaster CX 102 for German Customer
The first press of the Speedmaster CX 102 series, introduced by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) as a world premiere on the occasion of IPEX in Birmingham, has been sold to German commercial printshop Kern GmbH, located in Bexbach, Saarland. The…
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:45
Design of innovative Blade Compressor™ released
Clean Tech developer Lontra has provided the first glimpse of the innovative Blade Compressor™, a technology that has been in development by the company since 2004.The compressor, which was designed by Lontra’s Technical Director Steve Lindsey, is a rotary device…
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:45
Subscription warrants in Rottneros AB
A decision was made at the AGM of Rottneros on 22 April 2010 to issue no more than 30 million subscription warrants to be used for a subscription warrant programme for eight senior executives. The subscription period has now expired…
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Thursday, 20 May 2010 09:45
UPM plants trees together with children and stakeholders
UPM has invited schoolchildren and other stakeholders to plant trees as part of the company’s annual tree planting day. UPM’s tree planting day, which was organised for the first time last year, takes place on May 21 in most locations.…
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