International technology group ANDRITZ has started up a state-of-the-art, highly efficient fiber line and lime kiln plant at Nanning Sun Paper’s pulp and paper mill in Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. Zang Zijia, Project Director, Nanning Sun Paper, said, “Start-up of the fiber line and lime kiln went very smoothly. The project progressed quickly, the start-up […]
Tag Archives: corrugate
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Dec
Dec
ANDRITZ has signed an agreement with Flowserve Corporation based in Texas, USA, to take over its NAF AB engineers, designs and builds Flowserve’s NAF control valve portfolio. It is a leading supplier with long-standing experience in providing process control valves for pulp and paper and other related industries. With 50 employees at the facility in Linköping, Sweden, it […]
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Dec
Dec
The Saica Group has unveiled its Research, Development & Innovation (R&D&I) Centre at its El Burgo de Ebro plant in Zaragoza, Spain. Launched as part of the company’s 80th anniversary celebrations, the centre will service Saica’s four divisions globally: Saica Natur, Saica Paper, Saica Pack and Saica Flex. The new R&D&I Centre will allow teams […]
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Dec
Dec
One of Australia’s biggest paper recycling facilities will be built in South East Queensland with plans to turn 220,000 tonnes of waste paper and cardboard from across Queensland and northern New South Wales into pulp annually for export. The Albanese and Queensland Labor Governments have partnered with Brisbane-based national company AusWaste Recycling to build a […]
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Paper Excellence Canada announced that the curtailment of its paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton facility will be extended to the end of February 2024 due to challenging market conditions which have not recovered as anticipated. The continued curtailment means that approximately 70 paper operations employees will not return to work in December. Paper Excellence […]
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Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG (MM Group) has decided to significantly reduce the planned multi-year strategic investment project at its pulp and paper mill in Poland, MM Kwidzyn. The project will now focus investments on renewable energy, further pulp integration and product portfolio. MM Group said the decision is due to “uncompetitive wood prices from the Polish […]
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Nov
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The corrugated cardboard industry supports the European Commission’s intention “to reduce the negative environmental impacts of packaging and packaging waste while improving the functioning of the internal market” via the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Therefore, FEFCO welcomes the outcome of today’s European Parliament Plenary session vote on the legislation. The vote has established […]
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Nov
Nov
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a SEK 1.3 billion (approximately €110 million) loan agreement with Swedish company Billerud, a world-leading paper and packaging materials supplier. The loan supports investments in the modernization and upgrade of a bioproduct mill, including the replacement of a recovery boiler. The upgrades are well anchored in Billerud’s sustainability […]
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Nov
Nov
With more than 100 years of experience in molded fiber packaging technology, Huhtamaki, the maker of Chinet® tableware, is launching fiber-based egg cartons, made from 100% recycled material, for US egg producers. Huhtamaki is bringing its fiber expertise to the US as an alternative to foam egg packaging. As of today, twelve states have enacted […]
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Nov
Nov
Following years of successful implementation of measurement equipment from SPM Instrument, Swedish pulp development and production specialist Rottneros placed an order this summer for one hundred Airius wireless vibration sensors to monitor the mechanical condition of motors, pumps, and fans in the pulp mill. In 2022, Rottneros Mill in Sunne, Värmland, reached a new annual record with a production of […]