Monday, 31 May 2010 11:43
Leading French Packaging Group Invests in Three Speedmaster XL 105 Presses with Prinect Inpress Control
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…
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Monday, 31 May 2010 10:34
AxFlow acquires Hendriks Techniek Flevo B.V.
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…
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Monday, 31 May 2010 08:30
Fraser Papers Signs Agreement to Sell New Hampshire Paper Mill
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,…
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Sunday, 30 May 2010 18:22
Pregis Corp.'s Hexacomb(R) Business Unit Announces Price Increase in Northern Europe
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…
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Friday, 28 May 2010 21:35
IMERYS Minerals Ltd. Lead Scientist John Husband Named 2010 TAPPI Fellow
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…
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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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