Suzano, the world’s largest producer of hardwood pulp, and Sofidel, a leading European tissue paper producer, today announced “Together we plant the future”, a landmark three-year pilot project which will advance ecological conservation and restoration, alongside supporting socio-economic development in the Amazon region in Brazil[1]. This will be delivered with support and on-the-ground implementation from […]
Tag Archives: pulp and paper
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Jun
Jun
Resolute Forest Products Inc., a subsidiary of Domtar Corporation and a part of the Paper Excellence Group, recently announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell its Thunder Bay (Ontario) pulp and paper mill to an affiliate of Atlas Holdings. The transaction, expected to close in the second half of the […]
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May
May
Avery Dennison Corporation has selected five startups for Cohort 02 of the AD Stretch Accelerator Program. AD Stretch tackles crucial challenges in the labels and packaging industry, including connected packaging, materials innovation and sustainability. The program, run in partnership with accelerator builder-operator Highline Beta, received over 300 applications from startups worldwide. Following the success of […]
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May
May
Paper Arabia, the very first comprehensive exhibition for paper industry in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is making a strong come back this May 2023, in the backdrop of the growth context and robust prospects for the industry across the globe, and particularly the region. For Paper Arabia 2023, the Middle East’s […]
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May
May
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 […]
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Apr
Apr
Andritz has received an order from Gascogne Papier, France, to supply a PrimeLine MG (Machine Glazed) paper production line to its mill located in Mimizan, France. Start-up is scheduled for 2025. The new paper machine will have a web width of 6.8 m and a design speed of 1,300 m/min. It will thus be the […]
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Apr
Apr
Why buy something new when you can renovate and upgrade? These are values packaging giant Billerud in Kalix, northern Sweden, lives by. So, a retrofit solution with new energy-efficient circuit breakers was a perfect match when its decades-old switchgear needed new life. In a slow-growing forest in northern Sweden is a unique raw material: trees […]
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Apr
Apr
Wear of vital machine components is a significant issue for the pulp and paper industry. It results in added costs for repairs, replacement and ongoing maintenance, as well as the cost of lost production. Martin Kirchgassner, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Castolin Eutectic, explains how preventive maintenance and repairs based on advanced wearfacing […]
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Mar
Mar
Cepi member countries’ paper and board production decreased by 5.9% in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to preliminary figures, reflecting the heavy impact on the industry of high energy prices and an abrupt slowdown of the European economy during the second half of the past year. Total production in 2022 reached 84.8 million […]
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Mar
Mar
Domtar today announced that it has entered into an agreement with First Quality Enterprises whereby First Quality will acquire Domtar’s Dryden pulp mill in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The purchase price was not disclosed. The Dryden Mill has the capacity to produce 327,000 air-dried metric tons per year of Northern Bleached Softwood Kraft (NBSK) pulp. First […]