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Valmet to Supply Ahlstrom’s Aspa Mill with IQ Web Inspection System

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Web Inspection System for pulp dirt count to Ahlstrom’s Aspa mill in Sweden. The dirt measurement will cover the full width of production. According to Valmet, the target is to improve the line efficiency of pulp drying and to achieve high quality of the pulp. “We’re delighted to provide […]

ANDRITZ Acquires Dan-Web Machinery, Provider of Airlaid Nonwovens Equipment

ANDRITZ has signed an agreement with Dan-Web Machinery A/S based in Galten, Denmark, to take over 100% of its shares. Dan-Web is a leading supplier of a wide range of technologies for the production of airlaid nonwovens. Dan-Web engineers, designs and builds customized machines and turnkey plants to produce airlaid nonwovens for baby diapers, fem […]

Suzano to Reduce Production of Market Pulp in 2023 by Four Percent

Suzano on June 2 said it expects to reduce its production volume of market pulp by approximately 4% throughout the year when compared to its nominal production capacity and historical volumes. Suzano said its decision is based on the fact that this volume production would not bring adequate returns for the company during a more […]

Domtar celebrating the Kingsport Mill grand reopening

Domtar executives and employees joined state and local dignitaries for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Kingsport Mill grand reopening celebration. The event marked the completion of the mill’s conversion into our first 100 percent recycled containerboard facility. The two-year project transformed the mill’s uncoated freesheet paper machine into the second-largest 100 percent-recycled containerboard machine in […]

Metsä Board Submits EIA Report for Proposed Kaskinen Paperboard Mill in Finland

Metsä Board has submitted the EIA report for the Kaskinen paperboard mill in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Procedure Act to the South Ostrobothnia Regional Economic, Transport and Environment Centre (ELY Centre). The report is open for public comment and opinion from 25.05.2023 to 21.07.2023. The ELY Centre will make the EIA report prepared […]

Voith, Visy and Appita hold joint energy summit on decarbonization in paper production

The leading full-line supplier Voith, in collaboration with its customer Visy, a global packaging and resource recovery company, held a two-day workshop on decarbonization in papermaking last week in Melbourne. This event was supported by Appita, the leading Australasian pulp and paper technical association. The Energy Summit brought together leaders and experts to discuss the […]

Metsä Board starts change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, will initiate change negotiations on possible temporary layoffs for its paperboard and BCTMP mills in Finland. The negotiations involve a total of 1,100 employees at the Joutseno, Kaskinen, Kemi, Kyro, Tampere, Simpele and Äänekoski mills. The possible layoffs would last a maximum of 90 days and could be implemented […]

Smurfit Kappa announces a €40 million investment in a significant expansion of its Pruszków plant

Smurfit Kappa has completed its latest investment project in Poland, resulting in a significant expansion of its Pruszków corrugated plant. The expansion makes the plant Smurfit Kappa’s largest in Poland and one of the most high-tech and modern packaging plants in Europe. In addition to the state-of-the-art machinery installed at the plant, it is expected […]

Mondi Announces Modernization Program at Its Dynäs Kraft Paper Mill in Sweden

Mondi announced an upgrade program for its Dynäs pulp and paper mill in Sweden, which will increase efficiency and further improve the overall environmental performance of the mill. The Dynäs mill produces high-quality sack and specialty kraft papers, used for a variety of paper-based packaging solutions for industrial and consumer industries, and is an important […]

James Cropper to permanently idle one paper machine

James Cropper, a global market leader in advanced materials, luxury packaging and paper products, announces a strategy to accelerate growth across the Group. Since the appointment of Steve Adams as Chief Executive Officer in August 2022, the Company has made significant progress in repositioning James Cropper to capitalise on growth opportunities within its core and […]