Tuesday, 08 March 2022 08:39
Paper industry to benefit from new NSK academy course
A new training module for pulp and paper applications is now available at the increasingly popular NSK academy online platform. Focussing on the dryer section of papermaking machinery, this informative and engaging course will benefit all those who specify or…
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Tuesday, 08 March 2022 08:32
Toscotec to supply a press section rebuild to ETAP in Egypt.
Toscotec will supply to linerboard manufacturer ETAP a technological rebuild of PM2’s press section at their Borg Elarab paper mill, near Alexandria in Egypt. The paper machine has a sheet trim width of 2,520 mm and it manufactures testliner and…
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Friday, 04 March 2022 09:13
Metsä Group's operations in Russia will be discontinued for the time being
The operations of Metsä Group's only production unit in Russia, the Svir sawmill, have been suspended. Wood procurement in Russia for the Svir sawmill and imports to Metsä Group’s Finnish and Swedish mills has also been discontinued. METSÄ GROUP For…
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Friday, 04 March 2022 09:00
BillerudKorsnäs and Viken Skog to explore possibilities for joint production of pulp
BillerudKorsnäs and the Norwegian forest owner group Viken Skog are forming a joint venture to explore the possibilities of working together to establish production of bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp at Viken Skog’s Follum mill in Hønefoss. BillerudKorsnäs and Viken Skog plan…
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Thursday, 03 March 2022 23:40
AFT ANNOUNCES SALE OF POM SYSTEM FOR KIVANC GREENFIELD PROJECT
Kıvanç Tekstil may be new to packaging, but their broad experience applying innovative and environmental approaches in their textile and energy businesses is also a focus in their containerboard venture. This greenfield 1,000 tpd recycled containerboard and special packing grade…
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Wednesday, 02 March 2022 09:03
Stora Enso stops all production and sales in Russia
Stora Enso today announced that they will stop all production and sales in Russia until further notice due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine. Stora Enso has three corrugated packaging plants and two wood products sawmills in Russia, employing around…
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Tuesday, 01 March 2022 09:07
Solenis Joins as New Partner in PulPac’s Expanding Dry Molded Fiber Network
Global leader in specialty chemicals for paper packaging to provide sustainable barrier coating solutions In a world desperate for alternatives to plastics, the market-pull for dry molded fiber is enormous. To support converters in the transition to the new technology,…
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Tuesday, 01 March 2022 08:10
Kemira discontinues deliveries to Russia
Kemira has decided to discontinue deliveries to Russia and Belarus starting March 1, 2022 until further notice due to the ongoing situation in the region. The decision to discontinue deliveries will primarily impact pulp and paper customers in Russia. In 2021,…
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Monday, 28 February 2022 10:13
Valmet to deliver two defibrator systems to STEICO Sp. z o.o. in Poland
Valmet will deliver two second-generation EVO Defibrator systems to the new insulation materials plant at STEICO Sp. z o.o’s Gromadka site in Poland. The installation is scheduled for the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. The order is…
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Monday, 28 February 2022 08:28
WRI Market Insights, Feb 2022: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will likely halt planned investments in the Russian forest industry
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to impact global trade in the coming months. Increased sanctions against trading with Russia and difficulty with financial transactions will probably interrupt and re-direct shipments of forest products throughout the world. As a result,…
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Monday, 28 February 2022 08:21
Change in Stora Enso’s Group Leadership Team
Teemu Salmi, CIO, Head of IT & Digitalisation and a member of the Group Leadership Team, has decided to leave his position at Stora Enso. After five years in the company, Teemu will assume the CEO position at Finnish cyber…
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Monday, 28 February 2022 08:15
Recognition for Rottneros' sustainability work
This year, Rottneros Bruk has been awarded gold by the analysis company EcoVadis. This means that Rottneros Bruk's sustainability work is better than 94 percent of all companies that have been audited globally. Achieving gold we see as an important…
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Friday, 25 February 2022 12:20
Choosing the right harmonic filter
The range and complexity of electrical and electronic equipment used in manufacturing environments has increased dramatically over the last few years. Here, John Mitchell, global business development manager of supply, repair and field service specialist CP Automation explains how to…
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Friday, 25 February 2022 08:47
ANDRITZ successfully starts up OCC line at SCGP, the Philippines
International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully started up a complete OCC line delivered on EPS (Engineering, Procurement, Supervision) basis to SCGP’s subsidiary, United Pulp and Paper Co., Inc. (UPPC) for its mill in Bulacan, the Philippines. The stock preparation system…
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Friday, 25 February 2022 08:44
Stora Enso intends to divest its Kvarnsveden site in Sweden to Northvolt
Stora Enso has just announced that it has signed a letter of intent to divest the Kvarnsveden site in Sweden to Northvolt. Due to structural decline in demand for graphical paper, in April 2021 Stora Enso announced a plan to…
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