Bracell has commissioned the first of its two new fibre lines at the Lençóis Paulista pulp mill (Project Star) in Brazil’s São Paulo state. The first batch of pulp was produced on 9 September, according to Euwid. The company did not comment on the start-up of the second fibre line. Project Star is an ambitious […]
Monthly Archives: September 2021
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Metsä Group is planning to construct a new Kerto® LVL mill on its expanding mill area in Äänekoski, Finland. The final decision on the investment, the value of which is approximately EUR 200 million, is pending the completion of a local detailed plan for the area. The new Kerto LVL mill is expected to use […]
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Remsoft announces that they will support LD Celulose with optimization modeling technology that will help to ensure forest productivity and sustainability to meet the wood requirements for the new dissolving wood pulp plant in Brazil. LD Celulose S.A. (LDC) is a joint venture between the Austrian company Lenzing and the Brazilian company Dexco (formerly called Duratex), […]
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Segezha Group to build a new paper machine (PM) at its Sokol Pulp and Paper Mill in Sokol, Vologda region, Russia. Total investment is over RUB 11 billion ($152.8 million). The productive capacity will quadruple: from 20 to 80 thousand tons per year; over 100 new jobs will be created. Taxes and other payments will […]
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Andritz has received an order from Nine Dragons Paper Industries to supply two chemi-thermomechanical pulping systems for their mills in China. The start-ups are scheduled for spring and summer 2022. Andritz will install its well-proven P-RC APMP (pre-conditioning refiner chemical alkaline peroxide mechanical pulp) technology to ensure optimum pulp quality at lowest energy consumption and […]
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The objective for the consortium of AR Packaging, PulPac and the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) is to develop and commercially validate ten standardized product concepts within different packaging and single-use applications during next three years. The purpose is to enable rapid upscaling and dissemination of the Dry Molded Fiber technology with ready to use […]
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Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has worked with Nordic food manufacturer HKScan to provide renewable paper-based packaging for its best-selling Falukorv sausage. Sustainable packaging is a high priority for HKScan, who sells over eight million Scan Falukorv sausages every year in Sweden alone. The company has pledged to achieve net-zero carbon […]
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The Kemi bioproduct mill project of Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is progressing according to plan and the mill’s foundation stone was laid today, 13 September 2021. The foundation stone was laid to the area of fibre line of the new mill by Ismo Nousiainen, CEO of Metsä Fibre, Jari-Pekka Johansson, Project Director of the Kemi […]
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Andritz has received an order from Astrabel d.o.o. to supply a tissue plant for cost-efficient production of high-quality grades to its mill in Belišće, Croatia. Start-up is planned for 2023. The turn-key project includes stock preparation, tissue machine with air systems and rewinder, complete electrification and automation, and pumps. The stock preparation plant will be […]
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Cascades launches a 100% recycled plastic packaging that is also recyclable, for the entire Cascades Fluff & Tuff® line. Creating this resistant, environmentally friendly packaging made from recycled materials has been a major project for the company, requiring several months of research and testing. Deployment of this new packaging will be completed by the end of 2021. […]