Tag Archives: investment

Fiber Excellence to lease Chapelle-Darblay paper mill

The ecological transformation project of the Grand-Couronne paper manufacturing site in France, formerly Chapelle-Darblay, has reached a new stage in its implementation with the takeover of the operational management of the site by Fiber Excellence. Veolia, a major partner in the project, is committed to ensuring the supply of recycled paper and cardboard for the […]

Koskisen to invest in new log yard in connection with sawmill

The wood products company Koskisen will continue to develop Sawmill Industry’s production and has decided to invest in an eight-hectare log yard in connection with the new sawmill in Järvelä. The investment includes a log sorting yard and line with control rooms, as well as a stormwater treatment system. In addition, a new access route […]

Huhtamaki invests $30 million in Paris, Texas, factory expansion

Huhtamaki is making a significant investment in its Paris, Texas facility in the U.S. The investment consists of an expansion of its manufacturing capacity as well as a consolidation of an external warehouse. The investment into production assets is approximately $30 million, and the warehouse and manufacturing facility will be leased. This will significantly increase […]

Northwood Consuma tissue expanion plans

Northwood Group successfully launched Northwood Consuma Tissue (NCT) in December 2022, the company announces now the expansion of its converting capability with the purchase of a new 14-acre (5.7 hectares) site housing a 235,000 sq ft (22,000 sq m) facility in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. This will dramatically increase the available output of toilet tissue and […]

Metsä Group and Andritz plan a lignin product demonstration plant at Äänekoski

Metsä Fibre, part of Metsä Group, is planning to build a demonstration plant for a modified lignin product in cooperation with ANDRITZ . The aim is to develop the process to separate lignin from black liquor in pulp production and to further process it for new end-uses.   The demonstration plant would have a capacity […]

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 […]

The 8th Paper One Show 2023 has opened its doors

The 8th Paper One Show 2023, the leading international paper and paper products trade fair, is hosting more than 170 exhibitors from 30 countries. The 8th Paper One Show attracts over 170 exhibitors from 28 countries. The number of professional visitors has increased more over the previous edition, and the total number of visitors is […]

Schumacher Packaging postpones €700 million investment

Schumacher Packaging Group, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of corrugated and solid board packaging solutions, announced that it was planning the biggest ever investment campaign in the company’s history, amounting to 700 million euros will be invested – 300 million euros of which will be invested in Germany alone. Since then, the Group has changed […]

Greif announces major investments in recycling operations

Greif’s Paper Packaging and Services (PPS) business has announced two major investments in its recycling operations to support its growth strategy in sustainable paper packaging solutions. A new 81,000-square-foot paper recycling facility for collecting, processing and baling has opened in Florence, Kentucky, bringing Greif’s total number of recycling facilities across North America to 19. In […]

ProJet successfully starts up HP shower at Aktül Kagit, Turkey

ProJet has completed the successful start-up of its 500th Pro Cleaner Felt Cleaning system, this time at Aktül Kagit’s, Tissue machine, TM1 in Turkey. The Pro Cleaner Type F (Forming Fabrics) and Type P (Press Felts) use a traversing cleaning head that contains 21 nozzles. With a cleaning pressure of max. 200bar (3,000psi) and a […]